<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Wimblees@aol.com wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>I just got done regulating a Steinway O, (1930's vintage). It has new h.s.f., keys rebushed, etc. But the down weight is less than 40 g. One piano major has already complained I should probably know this, but how do I make the action heavier? Wim</blockquote> Perhaps the easiest way is to put some lead into the hammers. You can buy the right stuff from Pianotek I believe, and bore into the hammer moulding just forward of the shank.  1 gram will take two holes and add 5-6 grams weight to the touch. At the same time you can even out Strike Weights really nicely. Otherwise you can get into checking leverage, Front Weights and the like. Actually Wim, you can wow em big time with simply finding and setting FW and SW curves that work with the existing leverage and give you an acceptable touchweight. I find time and time again that a quick and not so very dirty solution is to set SW's to the curve that seperates High and Medium Zones, and use the guide to maximum FW,s  as a basic template.  Leverage normally good enough on decent pianos that this works well. And if you want to get more into it later on, it still serves as a good starting point so probably wont be causeing yourself any extra work later on. If you dont have one, buy the Stanwood Touchweight design kit.... great investment. MHOYU:) -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <a href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</a> <a href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</a>  </html>