<HTML>In a message dated 5/8/03 7:51:36 PM Central Daylight = Time, Piannerman@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I've read most of the books but= this is a new one on me.  Several keys (probably 12 or so) in the midr= ange can't be depressed.  The inside of the hammer "tail" sticks agains= t the back of the wippen.  So the hammer is incapable of rising unless = you pull the hammer up with your hand. Being a relative newbie as a piano tech, I'm wondering what the fix is.</BLO= CKQUOTE> The hammer blow distance is probably not right. Raise the capstans to put th= e tops of the hammers 1 and 3/4" from the strings, and the problem will be s= olved. Wim </HTML>