Yamaha's 37 steps are "steps" in style of the M.C. Escher work, "Relativity" <br><a href="http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/back-bmp/LW389.jpg">http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/back-bmp/LW389.jpg</a><br> <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Feb 7, 2008 9:44 AM, Barbara Richmond <<a href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div bgcolor="#ffffff"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Mike,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Have you been to LRS?  The 37 steps instructs to go back to..., check this, etc.  Just like someone said earlier...</font></div><font color="#888888"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Barbara Richmond, RPT</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">near Peoria, Illinois</font></div></font><div class="Ih2E3d"> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><br> <div><br>I guess that's why I prefer Kawai's circle of refinement to Yamaha's 37 steps, in the circle of refinement you are seeking to regulate/adjust/refine as needed to bring the action to the point of functioning properly rather than  following a list of steps some of which may seem/be superfluous. In the circle of refinement it is not unheard of to repeat/redo and adjustment after performing some of the other adjustments, it's considered another step on the road to refinement.</div> <div> </div> <div>Mike<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.<br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com" target="_blank">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target="_blank">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div></blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div><br>