At 05:29 PM 1/12/2001 -0500, Brian wrote: >On these little buggers, the hammer flange rail comes way down in front of >the regulating screws, and it's a real pain trying to adjust these things. >I was able to do it, but it wasn't all that easy. I can imagine with some >trepidation the process of setting the whole line of 88. > >Any little secrets anyone has up their sleeve? other than a large bottle of >'happy pills'? <grin> I have two old regulating screwdrivers with their own handles and very thin shafts. Both end in very small tips that are not much bigger then the screw head they're supposed to grab. One of them (with a large handle) may be the Yamaha tool. The other belonged to my grandfather and is probably 80 years old. Both work well, though the older tool is better balanced. John John Musselwhite, RPT - Calgary, Alberta Canada http://www.musselwhite.com http://canadianpianopage.com/calgary email: john@musselwhite.com http://www.mp3.com/fatbottom
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