<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Talk to me in Reno.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net" title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2001 5:41 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Key ratio/knuckle relationship</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Anybody still out there?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I am having a set of new keys made for an 1899 = S&S model A.  I have a choice of relocating the balance rail to set up the = key ratio however I want.  Is there any benefit to having a lower key ratio = and a shorter knuckle to center pin distance versus a higher key ratio and a = longer knuckle to center pin distance?  Or is it six of = one...?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>See you in Reno.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>