Grand Touch

Byeway222 at aol.com Byeway222 at aol.com
Tue Jul 11 08:12:03 MDT 2006


Hello List,
I am now looking after a 12 year old Petrof concert grand which has been  
aquired by a church for recital use etc.  It is a super piano tonally and  in 
great condition, but it looks as though I will have to attend to the  touch in 
the near future.  I have played it extensively myself and had a  top rate 
professional pianist try it out and the basic problem appears to be  that it becomes 
tiring to play because the touch 'appears' heavy.  On  measuring the touch 
weight weight however, it comes out at an average of  48g (easy) downwight and 
28g up. Present regulation is very  good.  It is Renner action with smallish 
Renner hammers which I am sure are  original. The action ratio is in the 5.5 
range.  It has to be said that I  intend  taking the action apart and check out 
all the centering and  any key friction, and I expect this to make the touch 
more even.   That said,  I still appear to have a fundamental problem which I 
will need  to be addressed, and I am asking for comments and ideas on how to 
approach  this.
Don't hold back!
 
ric
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