<!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 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>No, in this case the dampers are activating at approximately half key-stroke. But when they ARE activated, the touchweight goes up to 95 = grams to push the key down to the let-off point.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Wimblees@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM">Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 08, = 2001 10:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Damper = TouchWeight</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 8/7/01 8:46:02 PM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">I tuned a 1970s Everett Studio the other day. With = sustain pedal depressed, <BR>DownWeight was around 50 to 55 grams. Without = depressing the sustain pedal, <BR>the touchweight skyrocketed to about 95 grams. = Clearly this is toooo <BR>"heavy". Are there any guidelines for both = verticals and grands for how much <BR>downweight the dampers should add??? Thanks. = <BR><BR>Terry Farrell <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>The dampers are = activating too soon. Adjust the spoons to make sure the <BR>dampers are lifting when = the key/hammer is half way home. <BR><BR>Willem </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>