Dear Roo (k) Strike Weights in the Full zone help tremendously. I have had many occasions to see the effect in Noisy restaurants... The sound doesn't get lost so much in the crowd of noise. (Also better for ensemble playing in concert halls.) I'm not talking loud, I'm talking sound presence in the room. Another word for projection? Taking some strike weight samples would tell you a lot. Minimal sampling recommended is notes 16,17,40,41,64,65 to get an idea of SW level across the keyboard. In fact this should be STANDARD PROCEDURE! Please show us your data for a more educated discussion... For some reason small pianos tend to get lighter hammers. We've found that smaller pianos with full zone hammer weights put out more sound...Sort of like adding on extra length. For a quick and reversable change try clipping on some "Small Binder Clips" Available from stationary supply or Pianotek... Clip them on the end of the shank and you'll see a big change in the tone. This will bring up the strike weight by about 1.0 grams. Fuller tone and more energy in the room will result. If the hammers are a little hard this should improve the tone also because heavier hammers take more hardening so long as resiliency in the felt is not destroyed totally. I would put clips on all the shanks and let them try it for a few nights. If this makes the action too heavy there are ways and short cuts for that as well... Check out this drawing for how to use the clips... http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/clipinfo.jpg Simply said, Concert Weight hammers work better when you need more sound energy. That means Full zone strike weights. Strike Weight Setup: http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/swsetup.gif Strike Weight Zones: http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/sw-zones.jpg David Stanwood > > Good Morning Class. > > > > I service a Wurlitzer C-153 that is that is now being used 6 nights a >week > > in a local restaurant. The last time I tuned it (4 weeks ago!), I >noticed > > that there was little to no projection coming from this little Grand. > > > > The Piano was bought originally with the 'intent' of it being used 2 >nights > > a week...well now...since the restaurant is doing well and the patrons >like > > "wallpaper", it is being used more than what it is really desingned > > for..right Roger?!? > > > > The piano sits on a tile floor, so there's no carpeting to soak up the > > sound, or in this case, the lack of it. > > > > The hammers are probably as hard as the tile floor, and I will inspect >them > > at my next tuning (ie: the next time they complain about the piano). > > > > suggestions warmly welcomed, > > roo(k) > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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