<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Dale, What a nicely written post ! And I agree 100 % and more. Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>.....    I  think that this whole idea of "Component Action Balancing" Terry F.'s term, is a fabulous tool No modern technician would be without but there are differing levels which it can be applied and my point is to "Point that out" to prevent less indoctrinated or experienced brethren on the list to be overwhelmed by the whole discussion of action balancing and simply throw up there hands saying I'll never be able to sell my clients all that so why try.    As Bill Spurlock has often said "many people were moved to tears, goose bumps, etc., by many of these pianos" when they were new, which doesn't mean they were as refined as we know they can be now  but it's important to strive to do consistent basic piano work first and add the more technical type skills as fast as one can. In concluding  Bill has also often said"It isn't necessary to reinvent every action for every client" even though I'd personally like to. Does that make sense to any body else.    Just my view >Dale Erwin</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>  </html>