<!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 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>I suppose after 2500, one becomes rather good at duplication.  As a one-off, one-man shop, and fairly young, I haven't that experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV>I'd guess my technique at duplicating the keybed at the bench is suspect.  I've tried to do that, and have had some success, but in the end I have found it easier just to do it at the piano.  Probably just need to open my mind and practice a bit.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>William R. Monroe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>William,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have regulated about 2500 piano in a piano factory. Most of the regulating was done on the bench. The key is to set up the action frame on the bench to simulate the keybed. I do this with shims. Once this is done the regulating will be very close with just minor corrections needed.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mr. G</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>