<div>On 10/9/07, Barbara Richmond <<a href="mailto:piano57@insightbb.com">piano57@insightbb.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">And did you check the keys? br ----- Original Message ----- From: "gordon stelter" < <a href="mailto:lclgcnp@yahoo.com">lclgcnp@yahoo.com</a>> To: <<a href="mailto:l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net">l-bartlett@sbcglobal.net</a>>; "Pianotech List" <<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org </a>> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: How to best lighten the touch on a P-22, please ??? >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. > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! > FareChase. > <a href="http://farechase.yahoo.com/">http://farechase.yahoo.com/</a> </blockquote></div> <div> Picking up where Ric and Barbara left off, I see no reason why the dampers couldn't be adjusted for a "late" lift perhaps beginning to lift when the hammer is 2/3 or a little further to the string which should significantly lighten the touch. I have also had some success with easing balance rail holes so that the key moves freely, spraying the keypins with McLube, for less friction at the bushings, polishing the capstans, less friction at the whippens and work some Teflon powder into the hammer butts. </div> <div>Good luck with it,</div> <div>Mike  -- Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.-- Albert Einstein Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 <a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a> email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>