Hey Now, So tell us Ric... what are the quick easy ways to correct an action (upright), that is too light. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Steve > [Original Message] > From: RicB <ricb at pianostemmer.no> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Date: 11/26/2006 3:30:37 PM > Subject: Stephen...Two Remedies to correct a light action > > In both cases, upright and grand, adjusting the dampers to lift at > nearly the beginning of key stroke is the wrong way of going about > things. This stuff is all interactive -- interelated. Dampers are > supposed to engage halfway through the key stroke for some very good > regulation reasons. Travel distance comes immediately to mind, along > with the regulation of the pedals relative to damper lift. But the list > is longer. In an upright you are likely going to jam the damper wire > into the stoprail and the same basics apply to the pedal relationship to > damper lift. > > If you need more weight to your touch, there are easy and quick ways of > going about it that do not compromise reasonably standard regulation. > True, you can fudge a little with damper timing. But that window is > very much smaller then what seems to be described below. There is > nothing beautiful about the touch created in an action which has damper > timing set at the very beginning of the keystroke. It wont take long > before pianists start making pertainant > remarks about it me thinks. Stick to basic regulation specs and solve > your weight problems in appropriate fashions. JALPOA. > > RicB > > > Greetings, > > I must admit, back in the days when I was not a piano tech, > I took > my upright piano apart and taped nuts to the rear of all the key > sticks. That > increased the weight. When I got home from tuning school I removed > them, > because I learned that adjusting the spoons can accomplish a heavire > touch.. But now > I am trying to find the time to adjust the spoons to make a heavier > touch. > Your felt thing is a really good idea! It sort of does the same > thing a spoon > adjustment does only it can be undone easier than readjusting all > the spoons. > > Julia > Reading, PA > > In a message dated 11/16/2006 4:59:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, > spapaste at comcast.net writes: > 2) I elected instead to tape a piece of thin felt (from a sheet with > adhesive backing costing .99/sheet in any crafts store), in the back > of each > key, on the damper lever key cushion, (at the point where it raises the > dampers), in a way that the dampers are lifted almost immediately as one > presses the key, thus giving a beautiful firm touch to the action, > by using > the weight of the dampers thus increasing the resistance and > resulting in a > heavier touch. > >
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