<!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 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN-TOP: 2px; FONT: 8pt MS Sans Serif; MARGIN-LEFT: = 2px"> <DIV>Use thinner front rail punchings to increase dip.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mark Wisner Yamaha Corporation <A href="mailto:mwisner@yamaha.com">mwisner@yamaha.com</A> &gt= ;>> rbreakal@richmond.edu 07/19/02 08:02AM >>> John, Thanks = for the reply but the problem is that the keys are too high already in = relation to the key slip. I have the thinnest balance rail punchings sold by = Schaff and their are no glides on the keyframe. Sounds like the other thing to = do is have the keys too high in relation to the keyslip. Any other ideas? -----Original Message----- From: John Ross = [<A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca]">mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca]</A= > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:14 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: = Bechstein key height Hi Ray, Add some balance rail punchings. Jo= hn M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia. jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca ----- = Original Message ----- From: "Breakall, Raymond" <rbreakal@richmond.edu><BR= >To: <Pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 9:42 AM Subject= : Bechstein key height | | Dear list, | | I am trying = to fiqure out key heighth for a Bechstein grand. I must jack up | the = the back rail felt to fit properly with the keyslip. Then I find I = don't | have enough movement in the key to get enough key dip. Any ideas? Thanks | | Ray | | | Ray Breakall | Piano Technician | University of Richmond | Richmond, VA | (804)287-6342 | </DIV></BODY></HTML>