<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 10" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5E08C.21496AB0" rel=File-List> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Benguiat; } @font-face { font-family: Bradley Hand ITC; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal; = mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; = mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: personal-reply; = mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; = mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple = link=blue> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Lance,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Something = strange going on here.  You weren't clear if this is all the way across the = scale, or only in the tenor - but I think you must be missing something = somehow.  Flattened knuckles will force you to have to regulate the backchecks a = little lower than spec, but only a few millimeters.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>If you = regulate to specs, then things almost always line up well:</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Blow 46mm</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Backchecks = 15mm from strings</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Letoff 1 - 3mm</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Drop about = 1mm below letoff</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Backcheck = height: Backcheck tops should be 2mm - 0mm from the bottom of the hammer tails = when the hammers are held in the drop position.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Feel free to = write to me privately if you have more observations.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=081082622-03112005><FONT color=#000080>Don Mannino</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>lafargue@bellsouth.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 03, 2005 = 1:35 PM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] Kawai = Regulation <BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial">Hi,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I am working on 2 = Kawai’s 1989 in very nice shape, 6’6”, 6’8”.<SPAN = style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I am having a regulation dilemma.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN>With the blow distance at about 1 3/4 “ (I think spec is actually = further) and other specs OK, the back shoulder of the hammer is hitting the top of = the backcheck and dragging on the backcheck at times causing an initial = friction problem in the stroke.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN>The backcheck angle seems good, hammers are original, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>The only thing I can think = of to do is to raise the hammer line and hammer rest rail to prevent it, but = we’re talking about Ľ” or possibly more, so it would add considerable = aftertouch.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I could push backchecks in = deeper, but I may start splitting wood.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN>Am I missing something obvious?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>Thanks.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">P.S.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I do around 20-30 hurricane = damage estimates a week; very sad most of them.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: = yes">  </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes">Lance Lafargue, RPT<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face=Benguiat size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Benguiat; mso-no-proof: = yes">LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD</SPAN></FONT><FONT face="Bradley Hand ITC"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Bradley Hand ITC'; mso-no-proof: = yes"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-no-proof: yes">New Orleans Chapter, PTG<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; 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