<DIV>Dave,</DIV>
<DIV>I was tuning a little Estey grand a few weeks ago and it has a very heavy touch which I found is due to how early the damper underlevers are contacted by the key end. Instead of coming into contact with the damper underlever at 1/2 the hammer's travel, these come into contact with the key end when the hammer hasn't moved 1/3 of the way to the string. I doubt the customer will want to spend the money to have me regulate the dampers but the touch is really heavy.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bob Hull <BR><BR><B><I>Piannaman@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>List, <BR><BR>There have been many, many posts about touch-weight, key leading, etc. in the last few days. Some of it I get, and some of it, well, let's just say it eludes me. It is sinking in gradually. <BR><BR>I have a job that may require a real-world application of some of the theroetical situations that have been posted. I will probably be flamed for not looking in the archives, the Journal, or other resources, but--covered up asbestos(sorry...:-) I know how--here goes: <BR><BR>I have a friend who plays piano at a restaurant. It's a new Henry F. Miller--actually a Pearl River, I believe--petite grand(she called it a "Harry Potter, or something" when I asked her to describe it to me). Sue complained about the heaviness of the touch, which surprised me until she asked me to sit in for a tune. I wasn't able to get the gram weights out at dinner hour last night, but I'd be willing to wager that it's up around 75-80 grams touch weight. Playing it is like weightlifting. <BR><BR>It is a rental piano, and the restaurant owner doesn't want to spend much money on getting it to work any better. I'd like to help my friend out, though, and experiment a bit in the process. I haven't been able to get in to assess the cause of the heaviness, but it does not feel like friction. I am going to tune it and give it a minor regulation within a couple of weeks, at which time I'll have more info. <BR><BR>Has anybody worked on one of these? Any suggestions for lightening the action without major surgery would be appreciated. <BR><BR>Thanks, <BR><BR>Dave Stahl <BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><p><hr SIZE=1>
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