[pianotech] No jack position adjustment on older Steinway A.

[Ryan Sowers]

In this action there are a number of things conspiring to give the pianist a
feeling of heavy touch: hammers that are somewhat soft, excessive key
friction, jacks too far under the knuckles, to name a few. The actual dw and
uw numbers aren't too bad.

Thanks for the lead - I'll see if I can find Ed's post.

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 6:55 PM, David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>wrote:

> There was just a posting on this by Ed Foote but it won't likely solve the
> heavy touch problem.
>
>
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> *From: * Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com>
> *Sender: * pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> *Date: *Fri, 12 Nov 2010 18:38:22 -0800
> *To: *<pianotech at ptg.org>
> *ReplyTo: * pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject: *[pianotech] No jack position adjustment on older Steinway A.
>
> I consulted with a client today about his early 1900's Steinway A. The
> client has been unhappy with the heavy touch, so one of the things I checked
> was jack postion. I then discovered that there was no adjustment for the
> jack position! This is the first time I've seen this.
>
> I'm thinking maybe the easiest way to adjust it is to put a paper shim on
> the back of the jack. Any other ideas? How unusual is this?
>
> --
> Ryan Sowers, RPT
> Puget Sound Chapter
> Olympia, WA
> www.pianova.net
>



-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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