<!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 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV>In a message dated 10/18/2006 4:42:20 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, algiers_piano@bellsouth.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>This is probably way elementary for all y'all <BR>experts out there, but I have an 1870s Steinway <BR>upright that has been butchered action wise, and <BR>I need to replace hammers with no original <BR>samples.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><U>Can I go from the c-pin to string <BR>distance like I would on a grand and then see <BR>what angle lets the head hit the string at 90º? <BR>Any suggestions appreciated.</U></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Hi Dave</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  No , not a good idea.  These hammers are seriously raked.  I have one in shop right now.  Let me get you some specs.  What's you time frame?</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  regards</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale Erwin</EM></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><BR>-- <BR>----Dave</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>