Rebuilt Action Touch is too light

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Brett,
I've found piano professors at two schools thought I had lightened 
and action when in fact I had made a little heavier after I shortened 
keydip from about 1/2" to Steinway spec. of 0.380.  A lot of people 
do prefer dip closer to 0.480  Now in this case they thought the 
piano was more responsive too so we kept the regulation dip.

As for weight, you can add those small clips from PianoTek to the 
hammer shanks and see if that is really what the issue is.

The other thing is damper timing.  Steinway has dampers start about a 
dime's thickness of key-travel.  That is how I made it a little 
heavier.  I taper this from the bass all the way to the treble.  This 
is how I get rid of the back and forth phasing when people slowly 
release the pedal.  No problems with ringers this way.

Good luck,
Andrew Anderson

At 02:30 AM 11/12/2006, you wrote:

>Aloha , My local Piano teacher has another C-7 this one is older 
>about 1967 that I replaced all the whippen assembly's(from Yamaha) , 
>installed new key bushings, and new hammers prehung by Renner . She 
>likes the action fast & light . One of the other teachers that works 
>there hates it , and says a few of her students have a hard time 
>playing it . What could I do to change the touch .
>
>Thanks , Brett
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