<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello Joey Recker</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for the info. I have never come = across this part in any upright in the UK. It is because of this I have not studied = the mechanism. Just a case of "doesn't apply to me so skip to the next = bit..." That business of putting all the hammers closer to the strings for softer = playing is called "Half-blow" here. There are three ways in the upright of = achieving a mechanical softer blow in the upright: Una Corda (yes, some old uprights = actually use this - the main action rail shifts through the wooden = action standards against a return spring) the Celeste felt (moderator in = US) and Half-blow.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards Michael G = (UK)</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>