<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On Tue, 16 Oct 2001 16:19:47 -0400 Jon Page <<A href="mailto:jonpage2001@mediaone.net">jonpage2001@mediaone.net</A>> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: = 10px"> <DIV><FONT size=3>If I'm reading you correctly, the hammers are too far= to the left and can not be moved to the right<BR>because the rail does not = permit realignment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>YES, THAT IS CORRECT.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Various approaches to consider:<BR>Remove all shanks = and install fine emery cloth on the rail for gripping power<BR>(thin double = sided tape underneath for security)  (It sound like they need to move more= than this will accomplish)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>THIS MIGHT POSSIBLY GIVE ENOUGH PLAY, AND I WAS = CONSIDERING A VERY THIN STRIP OF FELT, BUT EMERYCLOTH SOUNDS LIKE A BETTER IDEA.<BR><BR>Move the stack over on the keyframe, left or right, back or= forward. (How well do the wippens line up with the capstans?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>THE WIPPENS LINE UP WELL WITH THE CAPSTANS. <BR>= <BR>Are the shanks too short or too long for the action position/strike point?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I DON'T BELIEVE SO.<BR><BR>If the dampers align with = the key end felt, are the underlevers in the correct location?  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>YES.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, EVERYTHING IS ALIGNED PERFECTLY= , THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING THE HAMMERS.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>ONE OTHER POSSIBLE REMEDY I THOUGHT OF WAS TO VERY = SLIGHTLY ENLARGE THE FLANGE SCREW HOLE TO THE LEFT SIDE, ALLOWING FOR SLIGHTLY = MORE LATERAL ADJUSTMENT.  APPROXIMATELY 2/3 OF THEM NEED TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><BR></FONT><FONT size=3>Regards,<BR><BR>Jon Page,   piano technician</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>THANKS, JON..</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Mark Potter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A></FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3><BR> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>