<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1251"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.5730.11" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <P> <DIV>RicB said: "<FONT size=+0>Hi Folks.</FONT> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>I have a question to put to you all. When one decides to change the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>string lengths as part of a rescaling endeavor, how does one account for </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>the need to re-figure the striking point for the hammers ? On the </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>surface of it a very modest change in lengths would not seem to require </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>much in the way of changing the strike line.... at least in the bass, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>but how exactly does one proceed ?"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=+0>Ric,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I'd check to see what the the "ratio" for the original string lengths were and off-set the new hammer lines to that ratio. I assume most of the new lengths are in the lower end of the piano, so there should be sufficient room to re-establish a new hammer line to the "designed" "ratio". Of course, if you did something really radical, then all bets are off. In that case a lot of compromising would take precedence.<G></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Regards,</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.</DIV> <DIV>Captain of the Tool Police</DIV> <DIV>Squares R I</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BODY></HTML>