lead wire/downweight, etc.

[piannaman at aol.com]

I'm glad this subject came up now.   It allows my inexperience in these matters to come to the surface...
 
I got a call from a store that has a customer with a Seiler 186 grand, brand new, with all Renner action and Abel hammers.  Her teacher is well-known, and seems to want to add his stamp to the purchase.  He is saying that the action is not firm enough.  This has caused some customer concern.
 
I have not seen this particular piano, but I am quite familiar with the model.  Most of my clients who own these pianos are happy with a downweight of 50 -55 grams, which is how they usually arrive.  I've actually had several complain that the action is too heavy feeling, but never "not firm enough."
 
I suspect this client wouldn't have complained about anything but for the teacher saying that it is inadquate for her son.
 
A few thoughts:
 
I've seen the rep springs get weak after a very short period of time to the point of failure--that is, inability to hold the hammer up.  This is a distinct possibility.
 
Excess friction could be affecting upweight as well as downweight, thereby making it feel far less responsive.
 
I have never used wire to increase hammer weight.  Is there a thread in the archives about it, or can someone describe the procedure?  
 
Thanks,
 
 
 
Dave Stahl

Dave Stahl Piano Service
650-224-3560
dstahlpiano at sbcglobal.net
http://dstahlpiano.net/




 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: ilvey at sbcglobal.net
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Sent: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 5:53 PM
Subject: RE: lead wire


Pianotek

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044


----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 1/9/2007 4:54:38 PM
Subject: lead wire


>Where do people buy their lead wire used to increase grand hammer weight?

>Thanks, Ed

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