<HTML><HTML>Greeetings,              The= heavy touch could be due to the damper lift spoons being adjusted/bent&nbsp= ; so far backwards that the damper lever spring's resistance (simply: the we= ight of the damper)  is actually transferred to the key's feel via the = wippen and this is interpreted as heavy touch. One way to determine if this = condition present, is to observe the damper. Depressing a key, the damper wi= ll lift almost immediately/simultaneously with the raising of the hammer off= the rest rail, and it will lift too far, too soon.  The correctly adju= sted spoon will cause the damper to be fully lifted off the string when the = hammer is 1/3 to 1/2 the distance from its resting position off the hammer r= est rail.           Remember, the further= backward that spooon is adjusted, the sooner it comes in contact with the d= amper lever when whippen is lifted by key depression. This could be whats ca= using the heavy feel. (It could also be a bit of corrosion on the back of th= e spoons' bowls, snagging/dragging on the damper lever felt causing resistan= ce.)           If the spoons are<= /I> maladjusted, no amount of playing will return them to their correct posi= tion. I would investigate the history of the piano to find out if the previo= us owner possibly had the spoons adjusted purposely, to create a heavy touch= . I, personally, prefer a bit of a heavy touch and have my spoons back an ee= nsy weeensy bit further than spec would have them or where they "should" be.= Julia Gottchall, Reading, PA</HTML>