<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19154"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This week I'm going to see what happens to my hammer line if I set hammer blow to achieve a specified amount of aftertouch.  I've set the key height, key dip and letoff.  I'll put the acton in the piano, use a .045 punching with a notch cut out so I can slide it onto the front rail pin over the cloth punching with the key installed, and set the hammer blow for each of the white keys such that a weight on the key (I forget how many grams, and I'm not in the shop to check) brings it almost to let-off, and a slight downward tap on the key will take it through let-off.  Theoretically, the straightness of the hammer line I achieve with this procedure should allow me to evaluate how successful I was in setting even key dip and consistent aftertouch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out. I tried it with a sample, and arrived in the range of hammerblow I was anticipating.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Floyd Gadd</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Regina, SK</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>