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You are still talking about regulation. Tell me if I am wrong I will gladly stand corrected.

BDB asked whether the lever stop was useful. A mechanical question.

Knowing that BDB would not make such a statement before having reflected, I took for granted that the action was properly regulated.

Given that, is the stop useful or not? THAT is the question no?

I am.

The other action that depresses the repetition lever is checking. The lower in the check the hammer can fall, the further the repetition is depressed.

If you are checking too low, it is possible that the "wire in question" picks up the lever before the hammer tail is caught by the check.

One reason you would not want the wire in there as a "player" in regulation is that it is not "controlled". It will bounce the hammer back towards the string. This may or may be helpful to the pianist.