How to best lighten the touch on a P-22, please ???

[gordon stelter]

    Thanks for the suggestions, and what,
specifically, is the best way to weaken these springs
??? ( Yeah, I know, bend 'em. But exactly how, where,
and how much ?  Especially the jack returns springs
??? )
     I could "weigh off" the keys with lead, too, but
unless I wanted to do a  full "drill job", the only
place I imagine putting leads would be screw-on types,
on the keys' undersides.
    I also thought of pushing the hammer rail in, a
bit, but that might throw something else off. ( And
these Yammies are pretty fussy, as we know ! )
     Peace,
     G 
--- Richard Brekne <ricb at pianostemmer.no> wrote:

> Hi Thumpy... :)
> 
> Check the damper springs first, then the jack return
> springs. You can 
> almost always lighten the strength of both and
> achieve very significant 
> touch.  A quick check of the whippen and hammer
> weight on the capstan 
> can be done with your DW weight with the pedal down.
> If thats fairly low 
> to begin with... then your springs are more then
> likely too strong... 
> pretty typical of Yamaha IME.  Otherwise make sure
> your key friction is 
> real low.  Yamaha usually is really good in that
> respect so you probably 
> dont have a problem there.  In the end... if you
> have to add weight to 
> the keys then you do.
> 
> Cheers
> RicB
> 
> 
>     I have some ideas, already, but don't want to do
>     anything that might create another problem,
> elsewhere,
>     and am not too proud to ask for advice.
> 
>     Peace,
>          G
> 
> 
>     P.S. The piano, a new one, is in a  college dorm
> with
>     some excellent platyers who run the risk of
> tendon
>     injury if this isn't addressed.
> 
> 



       
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