leveling grand keys/heights

[Alpha88x@aol.com]

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Greetings list,

                 I am doing my very first grand regulation. After carefully 
measuring the felt punchings thickness, I ordered new ones and replaced both 
front and balance rail felt punchings because they were shot. I also replaced 
keytops. The new keytops were .03 thicker than the old ones. I knew from the 
beginning I would have to compensate in the regulation for the new key heights, 
and probably some of the residual miscellaneous felt height as well. 

                 At the job site I put lead weights on the keys' backs and 
levelled the white keys and then set the key dips on the whites as well. Then, 
because I am green at this, I removed the the keyframe from it's bed and 
replaced the stack, screwed it down and when I slid it back in, the keys were all 
different heights(!) What went wrong? Are the keys supppose to do this. Are my 
weights too heavy? Must I consider keyweight when leveling keys? 

rookie,
Julia Gottchall,
Reading, PA 

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