Hi Terry. I heard this mentioned in relation to grands. But I doubt seriously this would have much effect on an upright. You could add all kinds of mass to the hammer shanks in verticals without doing a whole lot to the DW / UW. On a Vertical you have to attack the problem differently.. or perhaps you have less options available to you to put it that way. Lots of techs would just add weight to the back of the keys. I dont particularilly like that if I can avoid it. You can do several things tho that will help. To some degree you can re-regulate dampers so that they come into play as early as is acceptable, and as strong as is acceptable. You can increase tension on the hammer return springs as well, tho I am not sure how long that will last. If you do want to add lead, there are at least two spots that come to mind right off... out as far as you can position on the whippen small diameter leads (ala Stanwoods approach to adding mass to hammer heads), and out on the hammer butt. Hope this helps a bit to get you thinking. Cheers RicB pianolover 88 wrote: > Hi everybody! > > A customer wants the touch weight on his Young Chang vert increased. I So > before I get started, I wanted to ask for ideas and opinions. > > I remembered a post on this subject from a while back, and after accessing > the archive, i found it: Vinyl tubing (3/16" i.d.,6/16" o.d.)cut to approx. > 1/2" pieces, and slit down the center. then slide them over the catcher > dowels of each hammer...viola..added touch weight! > Is this a method used by many techs? I'd like to get feedback on this and > any other methods that are quick and easy. thanks! > > Terry Peterson > Precision Piano Service > Torrance, CA > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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