<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>re:Steinway regulation</title></head><body> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">Thanks for your input Keith.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>You're welcome.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... the teachers were complaining that the pedal was too hard to play.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>There are several areas that can cause a sustain pedal hard to operate. Pivots points, contact points, leathers, springs, any or all of these can contribute to excess friction.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">I first suspected that they were complaining because the younger students would mostly have older uprights at home and would not be used to a better grand with a stiffer pedal.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>That certainly could be an additional reason.</div> <div><br></div> <blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">... I suspect that correcting the height by measuring from the height of the key-slip bed will correct all the other complaints the owners have had from people who play their piano, most typically that it is too stiff.</font>   <font face="Arial" size="-1"> Tim- tuning to stay warm in Canada.</font></blockquote> <div><br></div> <div>It will take a lot more than just correcting a possible key height problem to eliminate stiffness (a heavy touch) in a Steinway action. Not a chore for the weak of heart.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Best,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith McGavern<br> Registered Piano Technician<br> Oklahoma Chapter 731<br> Piano Technicians Guild</div> <div>USA</div> </body> </html>