<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>I sent off my other post before I read this.  I would be curious to see whether or not the bore distance matches the difference between hammer flange center and string height.  My guess is that the elevations don't match and that the hammers are bored too short.  In that case, the easiest solution will be to shim the end of the balancier.  Otherwise, you will have to pull the hammers, plug and rebore at the proper distance and then you might have a hammer tail length problem...</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 4:08:18 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> drop screw question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV>>How is the rep spring tension? Have parts been replaced? What kind of =<BR>>piano? Age? Condition?<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT><BR>>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>5 year old Steinway L. Original parts. Rep spring tension </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>on the high side  </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>in general, but I'll recheck the notes </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>in question.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>-Mark</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>