Those of you who use gram resistance gauges to set damper lever spring tension I'm curious what guidelines you use in terms of the number of grams targeted but more importantly, perhaps, where in the damper lever stroke do you target: with the damper at rest, at half blow, at the top of the stroke. My own goals with respect to this are to achieve effective damping with the least possible difference in touch perception between playing with the pedal engaged and not engaged. I don't like to feel that the dampers are playing much, if any, role in the touchweight dynamics. But I've not really been able to pin a number on it exactly. I know when it's right but sometimes find myself going back and making corrections. Renner publishes a guideline with their damper tray kits but I tend to find those settings too high sometimes depending on where in the stroke you use them. So, input is welcome. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com
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