<!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 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andre' said: <FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>I mean that after the motion of drop, you should be able to stick a 2mm = <BR>stick between the tail of the hammer and the top of the back check.<FONT = face=Arial size=2>"</FONT><BR><BR>André oorebeek,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>I've been reading all of this retoric about improving the tone/power with the = "correct" position of the check. To be honest, I am a bit sceptical, but I'll try = it. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>However! The general premise is based on the assumption that the damned hammer is = bored absolutely correct. AND, that the hammer is absolutely the proper, = over-all length, in regards to the proper action geometry. </FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>In a perfect world, I'd have no problem taking this magical 2mm distance as gospel, = but in this screwed up world of pianos, that just ain't so! Just my inflated = US$ worth of, hopefully, common sense, here people.<G></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Best Regards,</FONT><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>