<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well, Rob:  I could never = understand why anyone would drink lite beer.  I guess you don't want to get drunk, = you just like to piss alot.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers;</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:rrg@nevada.edu" title=rrg@nevada.edu>Robert = Goodale</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 18, 2001 = 8:01 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Kimball touch = weight</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>It sounds like Abel Lights would probably be = appropriate on this piano if you are interested in preserving the original = design.  (I prefer Bud Light but I'll take whatever I can get).  If the piano = is excessively light, however, normal Abel hammers would certainly bring = the weight up and may be a better choice.  As far as relocating the = key leads, be sure to plug the original lead holes first.  Failure to = due so would cause a weak area in the key which would then be susceptible to breaking.  Also, it is important to use the same type of wood, = (i.e. spruce or whatever), and line up the grain in the same direction as = the original.  This will insure a consistent expansion rate during = humidity increases and minimize the risk of splitting the surrounding key = wood.  Use a plug cutter in a drill press to manufacture new plugs.  In = the past I have made plugs by cutting them from a set of old keys from a junk piano.  This way they were about the same age and quality. <P>Rob Goodale, RPT <BR>Las Vegas, NV <BR><BR><BR><BR> <P>Paul wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>List</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>I'm replacing the hammers on a Kimball = player grand about 5'2". I chose the Abel lights mainly because of the success = I've had with them in the past on other small grands. The action is the old = Thayer style. The wippens have no rep. spring adjustment screw. The touch = weight with the original hammers averaged 30g down and 10g up. The new = hammers as sampled almost eliminate the down weight. Talk about light! The = action has been gone through and new key bushings installed. Friction/pinning = done.The keys have 4 to 5 1/2 oz weights in front of the balance rail. I know = I'm in for a touch weight project, but I can't spend a lot of time at this. = The money situation is very tight. The piano is a gift and the children = are interested in piano. A quick fix is out of the question. I was = wondering if anyone has a trick or two for just removing the original key leads = and moving them to get this thing to work. I'd like to end up with a = touch weight of about 45g. Does this sound = reasonable?</FONT></FONT> <FONT face=Arial><FONT size=-1>Paul Chick</FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>