<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Except that the action was pretty much = designed to have the hammers at 1 7/8", which they were, so the hammers would = fit.The drop was simply a result of neglect over a long period of time to have the = piano regulated properly. Glides have probable never been touched, but I = checked them today and they are right on. Love this Pacific climate :-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Joseph Alkana RPT</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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 28, = 2006 8:16 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Puzzeler from = Seattle</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Ok drop was really low so the drop screws might have = been turned down to get the action in under the pinblock, turned up the = glides to help which would lower the key level, but why the let-off so excessive...?<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: "Joseph Alkana" = <JOSEPHSPIANO@COMCAST.NET><BR>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 2/28/2006 5:47:58 = PM<BR>Subject: Puzzeler from Seattle<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the newbies, and seasoned vets to = chuckle over:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, here's a little  mystery = question for you regarding the weird feeling action of a Small Baldwin grand piano.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I arrived today for a regulation job = at customer's house. Took a quick tour of the action with my fingers, and = proclaimed the action a mess. Let off  appeared to be about a = half an inch from the strings, Drop was really low and keys were pretty much = evenly low from factory spec, but just slightly, dip was a very fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught me off guard for a = few mystifying moments: The hammers were already adjusted to be a 1 3/4" = to 1 7/8" and were pretty much in a good straight line. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yikes! I thought. Where am I going to = get enough whippen lift from??? OK, that was the quickie analysis. What was wrong = with the action set up as it was? Original hammers, and not too worn, by = the way.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joseph Alkana RPT</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>