<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; ">...and I bet you have some slick way of shimming them on the bench. Care to share?</SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; "> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Inquiring minds want to know!</SPAN></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13.3333px; ">Alan Eder </SPAN></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV><DIV>In the field I use Laroy Edwards' action trolley (<A href="http://www.edwardsstringcovers.com/---then">http://www.edwardsstringcovers.com/---then</A> click on "other products) with adustable bolts under the balance rail to recreate exact key travel.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>In the shop, we use a variety of wedges and home-made hold-down clamps to do the same thing.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The important thing is to realize how important recreating exact key travel out of the piano is, and executing it, and maintaining it. I now have an intimate, constant relationship with the dip block when I'm doing action regulation; one more way of increasing precision, increasing evenness from key to key, and making the action feel fantastic, which enhances my reputation, builds my business, and lets me charge more and have a better range of clientele....from little things grow big things....that's why doing your best at all times, being really engaged, is entrepreneurial and smart.</DIV><DIV>And gives you greater cash flow. And self-esteem.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>David Andersen </DIV></BODY></HTML>