Carol writes: << This is a Boston grand action on a 7 foot piano - only two years old. I thought these things were designed by Steinway and built by Kawai and supposed to be good. Am I still missing something here? << If the weight returns, I don't think you have a mass or geometry problem. I think you have friction problems. Hammer pinning would be my first guess, then keybushings. I have seen both of these contribute to high downweights in new pianos. Good luck, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <A HREF="http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/399/six_degrees_of_tonality.html"> MP3.com: Six Degrees of Tonality</A>
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