Keyboard touch

[G GRAVINA]

Bill,

You may want to think about removing some wood from the inside of the 
hammer tail using a small drum sander in a drill press.

And/or regulate the dampers to lift later in the key stroke.

Jerry Gravina, RPT
Babylon, NY


At 04:24 PM 02/16/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>I have a clients' grand action, an old Gulbransen. Someone has put on new 
>hammers, and the other parts are in good condition, the ivory keyboard is 
>in exceptionally good condition. He has carpel tunnel, and is complaining 
>about the "heavy" touch. I played on it, and it is heavier than I would 
>like myself. I measured the downweight with gram weights, and it averages 
>55 grams +. I took the job, but need some advice. There does not seem to 
>be excess friction in any of the action parts. It is my opinion that the 
>hammers are too heavy. They were installed several years ago, but look 
>almost new. They have a "fuzzy" look, that makes them look as if they are 
>"right out of the box." They may not have ever been filed. The tails looks 
>as if they have been barely shaped for the back checks, not the long curve 
>that is typical. I can see lots of wood that can be taken off. I bought a 
>gram scale so that I could maybe achieve some consistency in the wood 
>removal. My neig! hbor has a band saw, and I have a disk sander. I think I 
>could do the wood removal, measuring the weight as I go. Having never done 
>this job before, what advice can you give me?
>
>Bill Yick, Rpt
>
>
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