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12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Are you measuring the action with dampers
lifted? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>David
M. Porritt</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>William Benjamin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 07, 2006
2:37 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Pianotech List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> key weight</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>List,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I was
in a store in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Orlando</st1:place></st1:City>
over the weekend and heard a Kawai rep helping with a sale. This was a
sales rep not a tec man. His comment that raised my attention was that
there pianos were at 60 grams touch weight, which is a standard on Steinway,
Yamaha and all quality pianos.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Now
that I have your atention let me tell you that I have gone to NAMM shows before
and asked that very question, “what is the standard for touch
weight” and no one would give me a strait answer. I also know that
most pianos that I see, good grand’s, are indeed around 60 grams. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Now
can anyone give me a strait forward answer? What is the touch weight that
I should be looking for in medium to high quality grand pianos today. I
have heard people brag about 52 grams and such, but I just don’t see it.
I have run a gram weight scale on every key from 1 to 88 on a lot of
pianos and on my new pianos I have brought the weight from 68 to 70 down to 62
and 60 on a lot of keys. After that I have lubed, repinned and removed mass
from the hammer heals, but, you guessed it, it never gets much below 60.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Any
one want to give me some guidance?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>William<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>PIANO
BOUTIQUE</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>William
Benjamin</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Piano
Tuner Extraordinaire</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><a
href="http://www.pianoboutique.biz">www.pianoboutique.biz</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>The
tuner alone,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>preserves
the tone.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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