<html> <body> Terry, This can vary widely in Steinway pianos, even today.  It is the source of a warranty controversy right now with a recalcitrant dealer where the string height is so high the brand new hammers overstrike. Andrew Anderson At 06:01 PM 1/10/2008, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I'm going to be restringing a steinway D today, and I'm also replacing the worn hammers. But I forgot to measure the keybed to the bottom of the bass, tenor and treble strings for regulation in my shop, *before* I removed all the strings! I would greatly appreciate it if anyone could furnish me, in inches, these measurements. Thanks! Terry Peterson <hr> Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008"> Start now!</a> </blockquote></body> </html>