<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff">In a message dated 10/24/02 7:51:12 PM Central Daylight Time, yardbird@pop.vermontel.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> At 8:09 PM -0400 10/24/02, Kdivad@aol.com wrote: >  By the way most of the techs I know adjust the shift so the left >edge of the hammer just touches the >left string not completely >missing it.  The idea being subtle changes in flavor rather than >gross changes. This set-up is very exacting and it's also very vulnerable  to wear and weather. What's the second B. Is that side-by-side with the 1-year-old? How is the UC on that one set-up?  Does Mr. Simon like that one's UC sound? Bill Ballard RPT </BLOCKQUOTE> Bill, that was just a side comment I threw in, I should have known better than to make a comment without an explaination.  The technique I am talking about does not rely on the left edge of the hammer barely striking the string, it relies on a 1/32" section of the left side of the hammer that has been subtly needled to make the difference in dynamics.  As you can see this is much less sensitive to wear and weather. Of course it is Mr. Simons choice as it takes all kinds. David Koelzer Vintage Pianos DFW</HTML>