<!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 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=rczekay@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:rczekay@sbcglobal.net">rczekay</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> Friday, April 08, 2005 = 9:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Steinway heavy = touch</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Comments below interspersed by Tom Driscoll</FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>We all know that Steinway pianos, both = verticals and grands have a heavy touch.<SNIP> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    We do? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>     I am now rebuilding a = 1975 Steinway console that has an extremely heavy touch. <SNIP> = Define rebuilding please--New soundboard ,pinblock ,all new action parts?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Anyone have any ideas about = solving this problem? Grafiting the hammer butts, <SNIP></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Graphite what--and = why?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    adding weights to the keys? = <SNIP>Did you evaluate DW,UW ,etc?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    All the flanges are free = and are not causing this problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for any input that I can receive on = this dilemma.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Roy Czekay,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Milwaukee, WI</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Czeky,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Before you jump = into anything drastic here, you need to do more evaluation. Its like going to a = mechanic and saying your car doesn't drive well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    A few tips :Tight = keybushings, balance holes, Graphite gunk anywhere(like capstans) ,Too early damper = lift with the key.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Tom Driscoll = RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>