<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: Kawai GS-70</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> on 5/14/04 6:19 AM, Dean May at deanmay@pianorebuilders.com wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>>>They tended to be hot and = cold pianos - one would be great, with lots of sustain and tone, the >&gt= ;next would sound dead and have no projection. Don, Are there any remedial steps that I could take for my client= ¹s ³cold² GS-70? The church loves it, BTW, but other pianists in that small = town hate it. Thanks </BLOCKQUOTE>Dean</= FONT> Hey, Dean---- Try these things: 1) tighten all plate bolts 2) lift, level, and seat the strings 3) raise the pitch and FINE tune 4) bed the keyframe, then add an extra 1/4 turn to each glide bolt. 5) make the hammers softer and springier (if possible, replace  the ha= mmers    w/ new Renners or Abels, the best quality.) 6)precisely and completely regulate the action; time the dampers On most Asian pianos, doing the above will make a striking, radical improve= ment  in the depth, projection, and sustain of a piano.  You'll be= a hero. David Andersen </BODY> </HTML>