<html> Hi Jarred,<br>                As an addendum to Ed's advice, you may need to check the tailing very carefully,as well as back check height and rake.  If the geometry is not healthy in this area it may be difficult to regulate to the 1/2" spec.  Once you get every thing in good shape with the checking, you will be suprised how much you will be able to increase spring tension.<br> Lightly checkering the tails will help for <i>ppp </i>checking with strong springs<br> Shortening the blow distance and dip can also help, but there will be a trade off in max power.<br> If you are living in a fairly stable humidity area, pushing the after touch to about .010" to .015" will help.<br> Regards Roger<br> <br> <br> At 08:37 AM 06/04/00 +1000, you wrote: <br> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size=2><blockquote type=cite cite>G'day list (A bit of Aussie culture)</font><br> <font size=2>I have a client with a ten year old Steinway "B" and I am having trouble satisfying his desire for faster repetition or more specifically shallow repetition, by which I mean the ability to repeat the note while only lifting the key minimally.  The action is regulated pretty much to factory specifications with the exception of the repetition springs which are a little on the strong side (owners request).  Any pearls of wisdom will be greatly appreciated.</font><br> <font size=3> <br> </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Jarred Finnigan<br> <font size=2><a href="mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au">jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au</a><br> </font></blockquote><br> <br> <div>Roger Jolly</div> <div>Saskatoon, Canada.</div> <div>306-665-0213</div> Fax 652-0505 </html>