Mark: How did you measure the strike weights? The flange needs to be turned 90 degrees to the shank (pointing up) and balanced on the end of the birds eye with the tail of the hammer on the scale. Did you, by chance, balance the shank on the knuckle and the hammer tail? David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Mark Davidson <mark.davidson@mindspring.com> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 6/7/2003 12:51:37 PM > Subject: Re: 1999 Steinway L with heavy action > > Rechecked and it's .42 in/10.7mm, not .45 in. Still a bit deep. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Isaac OLEG" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> > To: "Mark Davidson" <mark.davidson@mindspring.com>; "Pianotech" > <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 3:36 PM > Subject: RE: 1999 Steinway L with heavy action > > > > Even out of the weight context I noticed that you said you have 11.4 > > mm dip, no way to have a normal touch with such a large dip, if the > > blow is 46 mm you have an unusual too low leverage, or way to much > > aftertouch to be cool (the jacks are stopped in the felt in the lever > > window) > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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