<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Asuming it is not related to some other regulation problem (like weak repetition springs), you could always add material to the top fo the balancier under the drop screw, a thin piece of leather, perhaps.  I suspect that the hammers are very worn, have had several filings and that you have had to raise the let-off buttons to accomodate which has forced a similar raise in the drop screw.  Maybe it's time to replace the hammers???</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=mark.davidson@mindspring.com href="mailto:mark.davidson@mindspring.com">Mark Davidson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 5/13/2004 3:38:10 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> drop screw question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Trying to regulate a piano where, in some cases, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the drop screws are all the way up and there's </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>still too much drop.  Only on a handful of notes,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>though most are very close to the top end of</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>their adjustable range.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Mark</FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>