<!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 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><EM>"What could I do to change the touch ."</EM></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Let me count the ways........ knuckle size, knuckle placement, flange friction, strike weight, whippen heel height, capstan placement, key ratio, key leading, etc., etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First thing to do is to characterize what you have. IMHO, the best way to start is to do a standard touchweight metrology evaluation - determine existing front weights, balance weights, friction, key ratio, action ratio, strike weight curve, etc. of sample notes. If you share that information with us you will get a lot of very good recommendations.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Without that info one will be shooting in the dark, IMHO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are you familiar with touchweight metrology publications by David Stanwood?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=bgpianoman@email.com href="mailto:bgpianoman@email.com">BRETT GLASS</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 12, 2006 3:30 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Rebuilt Action Touch is too light</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <TABLE id=HB_Mail_Container height="100%" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0 UNSELECTABLE="on"> <TBODY> <TR height="100%" UNSELECTABLE="on" width="100%"> <TD id=HB_Focus_Element vAlign=top width="100%" background="" height=250 UNSELECTABLE="off"> <P>Aloha , My local Piano teacher has another C-7 this one is older about 1967 that I replaced all the whippen assembly's(from Yamaha) , installed new key bushings, and new hammers prehung by Renner . She likes the action fast & light . One of the other teachers that works there hates it , and says a few of her students have a hard time playing it . What could I do to change the touch .</P> <P>Thanks , Brett</P></TD></TR> <TR UNSELECTABLE="on" hb_tag="1"> <TD style="FONT-SIZE: 1pt" height=1 UNSELECTABLE="on"> <DIV id=hotbar_promo></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>-- <P><A href="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_a_target01" target=_blank><IMG alt="" src="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_img_src01" border=0></A> <IMG style="WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px" height=0 alt="" src="http://a8-asy.a8ww.net/a8-ads/adred?redirectid=mailfamily_a8tracker01" width=0></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>