In general, I feel the biggest and easiest gains in piano performance come
not
from hours of work on special modifications, but rather on getting the basics
right: choose appropriate hammers, shape them properly, attend to all pinning
and alignments, bed the key frame and everything else as solidly as possible,
and regulate well. Then, nit-pick the regulation and voicing some more. Not
that
there aren't pianos that came out of the factory needing modification, but
very
often it's the dull stuff that really pays off, and often gets overlooked in
the
rush for the magic formula.
AMEN! Rather than reinvent the wheel at least use the time & thought the
manufacturer's have already spent as a starting or jumping off place. It's so
frustrating to correct work that has been misdiagnosed and redesigned through
arrogance or ignorance.
Dale
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