<html> <body> At 07:44 AM 2/7/2008, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Mike,   Have you been to LRS?  The 37 steps instructs to go back to..., check this, etc.  Just like someone said earlier...   Barbara Richmond, RPT near Peoria, Illinois</blockquote> Then why title it and present it as if it were a linear sequence? I think Yamaha is sending a mixed message here that is responsible for an awful lot of confusion and misunderstanding among piano technicians. You call something "37 steps" and an awful lot of people are going to think that you do the steps - and then you are finished. And I see a lot of evidence that this is actually happening. Israel Stein <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dl> <dd>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. <dd>  <dd>Mike <dd>-- <dd>Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. <dd>Michael Magness <dd>Magness Piano Service <dd>608-786-4404 <dd><a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a> <dd>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </dl></blockquote></body> </html>