<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hallo Quentin,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The regulation of this type of damper = lever isn't more difficult then the standard one. All standard regulation rules = apply to this type of lever although it is somewhat easier (more forgiving) for = the sideway regulation ( to the left or right). The nice thing = about  is that it will help the damper to move straight up compensating = somewhat for the deviation the lever makes on is way up. In that way there = will be less stress on the system   </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If  I understand your method = correctly you can use the center pin of the  swiveled wire holder as a guide</FONT> <FONT face=Arial size=2>to check for proper alignment.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arnold</FONT><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've seen this kind of damper levers = recently, I think it was on a pleyel grand dating from the late = 1960's.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Arnold, you said that it is a good = thing and that it should be used as standard. Can you tell us more about = it?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Isn't it more difficult to have an = excellent damper lift (a damper that lifts without going to the left or to the right)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When the damper is in place, but = without the wire screwed in the damper lever, I like to visually check for proper = alignement between the damper wire and the lever hole (or lever = screw).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That way I'm pretty sure that the = damper will lift without having a lateral movement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would find it difficult = to check it the way I do if the lever has this kind of configuration.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bye,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Quentin</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>