<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I meant to say if the damper lever and capstan = are picking up below the line, not above the line.  My lysdexia is = getting the better of me.  At any rate, checking the convergence lines will = tell you if you need to raise the back rail cloth or lower it with a subsequent = lowering of the key height from the balance rail (if possible).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> July 06, 2002 11:52 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Front Ril = Pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jon:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>If you end up having to fix the problem from = scratch, I would check to see that the damper lever pick up is on the correct = line to the damper flange center.  It may be that the back rail cloth was = built up too high (rather than it being too low).  It's possible that you = may want to lower the balance rail punchings (if there is enough thickness = there) after lowering the back rail cloth.  That would also change the = capstan/wippen center convergence line.  You might consider checking the = damper lever convergence as well as the capstan/wippen center = convergence.  If the damper lever is picking up above the line and the capstan is = above the line at half blow, then lowering the back rail cloth would be in order. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV><FONT = face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Verdana color=#000040 size=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><I>In a message dated 7/6/2002 6:25:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com">jonpage@attbi.com</A> writes:<BR><BR>   Jon Page writes</FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></I><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Otherwise, I'm looking at lowering the key height by = 1/4". There's room at <BR>the keyslip and I'd have to install a thicker<BR>nameboard felt. Lowering the key height would also = bring the b/r pins out <BR>of the slot by 1/8" (they're flush or recessed = now).<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HT= ML>