<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Jim, I dont think Richard mentioned that higher checking was a detriment to repetion speed. It was lower drop = slower rep speed, and higher check = less power. Cheers RicB Jim Busby wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Richard, This is exactly what started this thread, and after my visit with Eric Schandall and repinning to 4 grams with higher checking things are working wonderfully. Fred said 1-3 grams, but Eric told me "No less than 2, no more than 4". Also, they are making the tails a bit longer and want higher checking. It doesn't hurt repetition. It helps it. The key seems to be to pay careful attention to the rep spring strength. No bouncing, jerking, etc. but a firm rise w/o a jump. Jim Busby BYU ----- Richard West wrote :: .... But setting the drop low works against good repetition and setting the checking high reduces power.  Both are more difficult to set and, I think, less reliable over the long run. <a href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"></a> </blockquote> -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <A HREF="http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html">http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html</A>  </html>