<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Nooooooooooo. Shame on you David for even = considering such a problem on a 5-year-old Steinway. Now I gotta hear how this one works = out. Please keep us informed Mark!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 13, 2004 = 9:54 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: drop screw = question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I sent off my other post before I read this.  I would be = curious to see whether or not the bore distance matches the difference between = hammer flange center and string height.  My guess is that the elevations = don't match and that the hammers are bored too short.  In that case, = the easiest solution will be to shim the end of the balancier.  = Otherwise, you will have to pull the hammers, plug and rebore at the proper = distance and then you might have a hammer tail length problem...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A = href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.n= et</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mark.davidson@mindspring.com href="mailto:mark.davidson@mindspring.com">Mark Davidson</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 5/13/2004 4:08:18 AM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> drop screw = question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>>How is the rep spring tension? Have parts been replaced? = What kind of =<BR>>piano? Age? Condition?<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT><BR>>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5 year old Steinway L. Original = parts. Rep spring tension </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on the high side  </FONT><FONT = face=Arial size=2>in general, but I'll recheck the notes </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Mark</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>