<!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> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>List</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Paul Chick</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>