<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The complaint was that the action is = too light - removing lead will make the static downweight increase, but it will also = decrease key inertia - which may or may not be a good thing. 'Course = maybe some heavy axle grease in the action centers will make things more = familiar.  ;-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How old is this Bluthner. Is it an = oldie? Could it have a Bluthner Patent action? If so, it might be a shame to alter that action.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it is a modern typical action, I = would highly recommend having a proper action balancing job done on it - that way you = can address action geometry, inertia, DW, UW, eveness, etc. and get the darn = thing right where you want it. There's gotta be someone out in the Bay area = (not Tampa Bay, but that imposter out on the west coast) that is up to speed = on that stuff.</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><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT>Also it probably = has a Renner action right now.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR>Why not go = through and remove some lead from the keys?   Heck of lot easier than a = new action.</DIV> <DIV align=left> </DIV> <DIV align=left>David I.</DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>I have a friend who = runs a small concert center.  He has a 7 foot Bluthner that none of the = visiting performers want to play because they say the action is like a digital = piano (apparently very light for performers that are used to a Steinway action).  Is it possible to replace the action with something not = as light like perhaps a Renner action?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob Davis</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>