Hello, The hammers sides can be filed or planed to a more decent weight then. But check the action spread, may be the whippen rail moved . what are regulations specs ? Best Regards. Isaac OLEG Entretien et reparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de BP > Envoye : jeudi 8 mai 2003 01:48 > A : Richard Brekne; Pianotech > Objet : Re: Hammer weight? > > > Hre are my measurements. My grams weights only go to 64 grams so I > added quarters (I don't know the weight of the quarters but > I think you > will get the idea.) > C2 up 28 grams down 64+3 quarters > C3 up 16 grams down 64+3 quarters > C4 up 24 grams down 64+1 quarter > C5 up 22 grams down 64 grams > C6 up 32 grams down 64+3 quarters > > The reason I believe it's the hammers is I remember this piano from > before and it played nicely. It then had new key tops and > new hammers, > shanks, and flanges probably a couple of years ago. Now > nobody wants to > play it now because it is so hard to play. I was thinking > of shaving > the hammers before I went out and replaced them. > > Thank you > Bill > > Richard Brekne wrote: > > > > BP wrote: > > > > > I have a 6' Stienway grand to regulate that has too > heavy hammers. What > > > gram weight should the key be set at so I know how much > felt to shave > > > off these hammers. The action is very very heavy with > these hammers. > > > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > Standard Steinway DW is 50 - 48 grams static downweight. The keys should > lift at least 24 grams, and probably not more then 30 grams. How do you know > that the hammers are too heavy ? > > As a first check measure both Down Weight and Up Weight on say 10 sample > hammers, 5 white adn 5 black. Then get back to us with these figures and > perhaps we can offer some good advice. The first peice of advice would have > to be... dont go shaving of a bunch of felt from the hammers until there is > more information about why there is a heavy touch. > > Cheers > > RicB > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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