<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi Jeff,<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The suggestions about regulating in the piano are right on for sure. That's the way that Yamaha teaches their own techs and the way they teach it in their 'Little Red Schoolhouse'. Everything is done in the piano. Some of the work is a bit tricky until you get used to working inside the action cavity but the results are well worth it. Since doing the 'Schoolhouse' I've done all grand regulating in the piano with wonderful results!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The other thing to mention is that Yamaha's preferred blow distance is just about 44 mm. They actually sell a small plastic tool that is wonderful for setting the blow distance on some samples then you can finish up by eyeballing between the top of the stack and the pin block. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Final word - practice makes perfect (and if you can get a Yamaha dealer to nominate you for the 'Little Red Schoolhouse' - even better!)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>will wickham</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jan 7, 2007, at 9:06 AM, Jeff Miller wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>O.k. now that I've completely typed all the wrong info on the first email, and embarrassed myself , let me try this again.</DIV> <DIV>The piano is a G1 Yamaha</DIV> <DIV>Key height is 65.5</DIV> <DIV>blow distance is 47.5</DIV> <DIV>key dip is 3/8 (using the Jaras key dip tool)</DIV> <DIV>My problem is after I get through all the regulation points the white keys are bottoming out on the black keys front rail felt. I am regulating this action on the bench, I don't' know if that changes anything. I can't think of any other details. Yes, I have spaced everything, aligned jacks in windows, etc.. I feel like its probably something real minor that I'm just overlooking.</DIV> <DIV>Thanks for any help.</DIV> <DIV>Jeff Miller</DIV><BR><BR><DIV><A href="http://www.livingwaters.com/learn/" target="_blank"><IMG height="65" alt="Listen Now" src="http://www.livingwaters.com/signature/hbks.gif" width="218" border="0"></A></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>