---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment >Hi Bill, Some random thought's interspersed. >=E2=82=AC there are some things which are basic to the nature of bechsteins= and=20 >that >piano in particular. those are things that will never change no matter >what. however, within those limits, there's a lot that can be done. I am assuming that the lady is refering to the Chamber like quality of the= =20 tone. This I would agree with. >=E2=82=AC it takes a LOT of effort to make a big sound. partly this is= voicing, >partly action regulation, partly brightness. on the whole, the piano could >use substantially greater brightness all over. more "ping" in the sound. >less "dying away" and much more "sustain" in the sound. i would like it to >be much easier to get a full, bright, singing sound out of the instrument. >i would rather have to work hard to play softly than to work hard to play >loud. the former takes control and thought, the later takes muscular= effort >with this piano, and it's exhausting. The biggest bang for the buck will be lifting the strings to increase=20 sustain and projection. Ops, it's a Bechstein <Grin> Oh! those funny=20 agraffes.. Take a hammer shank and massage down ward where the string=20 leaves the agraffe, to form a clean termination point. If the forward bar= =20 is badly grooved, this is where you can have a big tonal loss, plus a lot=20 of unwanted noise. Take a hammer shank, or bridge pin set punch and tap all bridge pins. Do a good pitch raise and fine tuning, listening to each string and fine=20 adjust any weak termination points. Fit hammers and level strings. >=E2=82=AC i want the action to be first of all more even across the= board--a >complete regulation would fix this-- Generally agree, but the improved sustain may alter her perception. >but also to be a tad more resistant. it >feels a little bit flabby playing that piano, like the keys go down too >quickly. the action is a tad too light. If the key bushing are worn at the balance rail, insert an awl behind the= =20 pin and flex it forward to get it out of the cup, this will help add a=20 little friction, and make the keys feel more secure, same goes for the=20 front guide pins. > generally, bechsteins are noted >for having light actions--but this one is pretty extreme. >=E2=82=AC the dampers and pedals need fine-tuning. they do not damp evenly= and >precisely. also, they don't lift evenly or, i believe, high enough off the >strings when the damper pedal is depressed. for the damper pedal, there >should be a tiny, tiny bit of "dead" space (before it engages the dampers), >then the possibility of raising the dampers to different heights off the >strings to the maximum allowable height. the pedal seems like it's either >on or off w/o any in-between possible." Sound as if some major timing and triming is needed. Hope this gives you a starting point, more information is needed for more=20 thoughts. You may want to think in terms of an aggressive tuning stretch. But tuning= =20 debates is not my thing Bill. Regards Roger >Bill Bremmer RPT >Madison, Wisconsin ><http://www.billbremmer.com/>Click here: -=3Dw w w . b i l l b r e m m e r= .=20 >c o m =3D- Roger= ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/db/48/99/fb/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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