<div> Alicia:<br> <br> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You said the piano was dropped with no damage to the soundboard or backposts. That's good. But what about the keybed position with the action bracket posts? Is there a structural or positional issue there? From what you've been saying, it sounds to be a possibility.<br> <br> Paul<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: A E <eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:26 pm<br> Subject: RE: Striking point<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_ac248e0c-6ba6-44af-9170-68e2c15408a9"> <style>#AOLMsgPart_2_ac248e0c-6ba6-44af-9170-68e2c15408a9 .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_2_ac248e0c-6ba6-44af-9170-68e2c15408a9 body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</style> On the contraire, the tone from plucking is nice and rich. I've tried all sorts of hammers from grands uprights, etc but none that are to my likeing, I've managed to rake up some experience over  last 3 years or so, and never crossed a piano thats as weird as mine.<br>  <br> Speaking of hammers, I read in April addition of PTG journal about new type of hammers, that arent bleeched etc, anyone experienced them yet?<br>  <br> Alicia<br> <br> <br> <blockquote> <hr> To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br> Subject: Re: Striking point<br> Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 22:19:19 -0400<br> From: <a href="mailto:pnotnr@aol.com">pnotnr@aol.com</a><br> <br> <div id="EC_AOLMsgPart_2_35c23662-48d8-4dfd-b273-dedd61357556"> <div><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A quick way to determine whether the tone problem is in the hammer or the string/bridge/soundboard would be to simply pluck the string.  If you get dull tone plucking the string, there probably won't be much you can to with the hammer.<br> <br> Gordon Large, RPT<br> Maine<br> <br> </font><br> <div class="EC_gmail_quote">On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:24 PM, A E <<a href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk">eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="EC_gmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex;"> <div>William,<br>  <br> Upright piano, 43inches tall, made in Ukraine in early 90's, general condition of the piano is ok<br> <blockquote><br> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> <br> </div> </div> <div class="EC_aol_ad_footer" id="EC_u8CA9012B37A6C7E-D40-1522"><font style="font-family: ARIAL,SAN-SERIF; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: black;"> <hr> Stay informed, get connected and more <a title="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" target="_blank" href="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139">with AOL on your phone</a>.</font> </div> </blockquote><br> <hr> <a target="_blank" href="http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000010ukm/direct/01/">Get Started! </a>= </div>  <div id='u8CA90314E0DABA5-1638-3B3A' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Stay informed, get connected and more <A title="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" href="http://mobile.aol.com/productOverview.jsp?productOverview=aol-mobile-overview&?&ncid=aolmbd00030000000139" target="_blank">with AOL on your phone</A>.</FONT> </div>