<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>To the list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>We're repeatedly encountering key-balancing problems when restoring<BR>Steinway grand pianos made in Hamburg in the 40's and 50's.<BR><BR>Right now we're finishing a German B model from 1957, which = received<BR>new Renner hammers (complete) and new repetitions. After all = due<BR>regulations and lubrications, the keys only start moving down, in<BR>average, with a 70-gram mass on top of it.<BR><BR>Considering = there isn't much room for additional lead, and, according to<BR>our past experience, = if you insist and lead the keys anyway to 47 grams<BR>you end up with a = reasonable weight, but with a strange touch (the<BR>keyboard gets lazy, like you're = playing a "rubber action"), so we're<BR>wondering WHAT CAN BE DONE to = restore the ideal balance of 47g weight<BR>and responsive touch."</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>ROGERIO CUNHA - IC MEMBER OF THE GUILD</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>