<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=3>  Ok many good comments already. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=3>   Have you checked the backcheck block to see if the glu= e joint is solid? Also check to see if the check is solid on the wire. If the Condition the buckskin if crusty break it up with a bit of coarse sandpaer. = Last resort is to checker the tails & wait till they seat in the leather with= a new bite.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>  Frustratin ain't it</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000= 000 size=2><FONT size=3>   Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>William asked: "<FONT face="Times New R= oman" size=3>Also tried varying the backcheck height, which showed no noticeable<BR>improvement with either higher or lower backchecks.  Al= so tried changing the<BR>backcheck angle - again no improvement one way or th= e other, hammers simply<BR>will not check on soft blows."<BR><BR>William R. Monroe<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>William,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>I= f you've tried all of that, then it has to be something you didn't try.<G> Ha= ve you checked to see if the keyframe is bedded properly? I've known that to = mess up checking.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>B= est Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    William,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I'm late to this threa= d ,so excuse me if this is redundant, but worn balance rail holes--I.E. pulley keys--can result in poor checking.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Reb= uilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"></FONT> </DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>