<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/17/2004 10:47:40 AM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel= 2@tampabay.rr.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Interesting post Ed. Are you simply moving the actio= n in and out and listening to the tone, or do you have some other slick tech= niques for determining optimal strike points in various areas alon= g the scale?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Perhaps my ears are just not yet refined enough (lik= ely enough), but while I can easily hear MAJOR differences in tone in the hi= gh treble when moving the action in and out, well, let's just say its not as= obvious to me in the lower registers of the piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOT= E></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040> <FONT size=4>Ter= ry</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> I'm not E= d but I do this all the time as well. I believe you have enough experienc to=  hear when there wrong & a simple trick that tells you when there = wrong is to play the notes chromatically from f-5 thru f-6. C-6 will usually= be one of the worst offenders in this test. After playing chromatically dep= ress the soft pedal so& be sure that all hammers are missing the left st= ring then notice how the sound gets real wimpy and nasal starting in about A= -5 thru F-6. Place a piece of tape at the front edge of where the action is = located, now remove the cheek blocks and slide the keyboard toward you a cou= ple mm at a time listening to the sustain, power & clarity with each mov= e. You'll find the improvement is usually fairly dramatic not subtle & t= he worse it was the farther the hammers need to be hung towards the player. = When you find the proper action placement for each offending note make a mar= k on the tape. Then push the action back in, install the blocks & the di= stance measured from the original action placement to the new on will be the= amount you move the hammer when rehanging. The new strike line will usually= take on the a shape of a small curve with the apex usually being C-6.</FONT= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  I find t= he top section an easier fix but can be done in the same way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> Is this c= lear or mud?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  I find o= ptimal strike points are often non existent in many pianos. Below the "money= note area" in tenor and bass the strike line isn't as big a deal. You may t= ry the same tricks but audible differences are harder to hear.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   Da= le Erwin</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  </FONT><= /DIV></BODY></HTML>