<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Spalding said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Hi Joe,<BR><BR>Thanks for the = explanation.  The mellow-vs-strident tone thing is definitely relevant, since we're = reshaping, not replacing, hammers.  I'll need to play what-if with PScale to = see how much worse the IH would get down at the hockey stick end of the long = bridge with reduced tension...."<BR><BR>Mike,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>You should also look at Tension and Impedance. With PScale, you'll = have to search around for the Impedance. It's there, (according to Tremane), but = it is not part of the overall "picture" you see when doing the scaling. = Personally, I like to see a balance of the Impedance and Inharmonicity. For = Inharmonicity & Impedance look for linear equality.</DIV> <DIV>Because you are using the olde hammers, resurfaced, this will add = to the "brilliance" of tone, somewhat. I'd look at it from the standpoint that = the hammers will be replaced, (probably sooner than later.<G>).</DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>