<DIV>On a similar note:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I once saw an old piano in Del's shop that had screw adjustable key bushings. It appeared to work beautifully! Anybody else seen this? Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Farrell wrote: >Or step back into the old box. I don't recall ever hearing a good >explanation of why the screw-adjustable felt-bushed hammer shank flange is >not popular. Anyone got a take on that? I'm talking about the kind you >commonly find on large American square grands. I know David Stanwood also >experimented with them in his early action-metrology years. > >Seems to me like such a perfect solution. > >Terry Farrell > > > Out of the box, into the frying pan... now all we need is the fire.... :) Actually... a good point... I'd love to hear comments on this too. Cheers RicB _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE> Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com