This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Absolutely OK. Obviously you can't have the dampers lift too early or = they will be held up by the spoons and too late and the damper won't li= ft with the key. Also getting close to those extemes is not recommende= d. Keep it closer to 1/2 blow/damper lift David I. Original message From: "John Delmore" To: Pianotech Received: 9/22/2005 7:52:41 AM Subject: RE: Interesting damper regulation difference Is this a proper way to lighten an actions touch (i.e. after the fact, = not in the piano=92s design)? I watch the PianoWorld forum, also, and = that seems to be a common request from pianists. John From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On B= ehalf Of Piannaman@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:46 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Interesting damper regulation difference List, My last two jobs of the day were on nice, new German-built uprights. O= ne is a Seiler 122, the other is a Wilh. Steinberg(probably 132 centime= ters tall). Both are really nicely built upright pianos, with very wel= l regulated Renner-built actions. I found the touch on the Seiler to be on the heavy side, and not as con= trollable as I'd like. The cause was from the spoons contacting the da= mper levers very shortly after the beginning of the keystroke. At the other end of the spectrum was the Steinberg. The hammers were a= full 2/3 of the way to the string before the dampers began to lift. T= he action felt much lighter and far easier to control to me. And legat= o playing was no problem. I thought the philosophical differences in regulation might be of inter= est. Thanks for reading, Dave Stahl ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/64/61/97/b4/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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