<HTML>In a message dated 3/18/03 4:15:43 AM !!!First Boot!!!= , hullfam5@yahoo.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">To try to decrease the aftertou= ch I lowered the sample hammers to 1 13/16 distance and even more, still - a= ftertouch too much!  Am I missing something?  A fine pianist is co= ming to do a program on this instrument soon and I want it to be "right". <B= R> </BLOCKQUOTE> Bob You're not looking in the right place to correct your problem. I would adjus= t hammer blow distance at 1 3/4".  I would set key dip at 3/8". Then, b= efore doing any more adjusting, turn the action around, and make sure all th= e jacks are set at the right place under the knuckles. Starting with the fir= st note, lower the top of the balancier, and make sure the back edge of the = jack is even with the back edge of the knuckle core. It will be easy to adju= st this, because you can see the tool right through the balancier window. Li= ft hammer number one, and go to number two, and so forth. You might be surpr= ised at how many jacks are in the wrong position. When you have the jacks in the right position, (you might want to double che= ck jack height also), go back and work on your after touch. Again, leave the= hammer line alone. Removing just .017 might be all you need to get the afte= r touch you're looking for. Wim </HTML>