<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Richard,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2>If you haven't already checked,.....it sounds like the backchecks set too close.On a = "p" blow, fine, but the harder you hit the key, the less power you receive.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Regards, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080>Moffatt & Sons Piano Atelier<BR>Calgary, Alberta - Canada<BR>Tel. 403 243-0385</FONT> = <BR></FONT><A href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com"><FONT size=2>moffattr@cadvision.com</FONT></A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, March 26, 2003 = 3:37 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> No Power = Yamanamas</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>List<BR><BR>Is it my imagination, or is this something experienced by other techs ?<BR>Yamanamadoos seem very often to be = lacking in power..... not the<BR>instruments themselves... rather it feels like = you cant get the hammer<BR>to slam against the strings... also... no fff = possibilities. Its like<BR>you can get it up to 1 and  3/4 f's.... and then no = matter how much<BR>harder you hit it you get no more. Sort of like if the let = off was set<BR>at 8 mm from the string or something.<BR><BR>I have run into = this several times, and havent been able to figure out<BR>what the deal is. = All seems regulated well, plenty of aftertouch, plenty<BR>of key dip, nice = blow distance, close letoff and drop... but still... I<BR>get the feeling I = simply cant drive the thing.<BR><BR>Most often I run into this with the C6 = and C7's. I havent ripped one of<BR>these actions for a Touchweight analysis = yet... but was wondering if<BR>perhaps therein lies the key.... or perhaps I am = just imagining the<BR>whole thing ???<BR><BR>most indoobiediously :)<BR><BR>RicB<BR><BR>--<BR>Richard Brekne<BR>RPT, N.P.T.F.<BR>UiB, = Bergen, Norway<BR><A = href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A><BR><= A = href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broad= park.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A><BR><BR><BR>____________________________= ___________________<BR>pianotech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>