Keith, sounds like a good plan, something that wouldn't take too long to do and cost them too much. I'll let you know the results and thanks for your input. Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano > At 9:42 PM +0000 2/17/04, richard.ucci@att.net wrote: > >... The client wants the Yamaha to play like the Steinway. > >I have tried lead weights on the keys, but that isn't doing it for > >him. Any thoughts? > > Rick, > > Actually, there is something you can do. Something I did on a Baldwin > Hamilton just last year. > > A player who is a senior piano performance major wondered if I could > make his Mom's piano at home have a more heavy touch like the 9' > Steinway D at the university that he dearly loves. Of course, > initially, I felt it was a fairly absurd request in my mind, but > after some consideration on location, here's what came to me to do, > and what I did to satisfy the situation. > > Removed the stop felts on the hammer rest rail, thereby increasing > the hammer blow distance to at least 2 1/4". Then I adjusted the > capstans so the jacks would return once again under the hammer butts. > > Because of the two simple acts, he is one very happy camper! > > There are other adjustments that are affected should you do the above > changes. You need to check and readjust if absolutely necessary the > damper spoon lift, let-off and/or key travel/dip. > > Disclaimer: Doing the above out-of-specification adjustments may > cause premature wear on the parts of the piano. > > Good luck, > > Keith > > Keith McGavern Texas State Association > Registered Piano Technician SOONER SPRING SEMINAR > Oklahoma Chapter 731 March 11-14 > Piano Technicians Guild http://www.ptg.org/tsa/ > USA > -- > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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