Kimball touch weight

[Carl Meyer]

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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.

Cheers;

Carl Meyer


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Robert Goodale=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 8:01 AM
  Subject: Re: Kimball touch weight


  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.=20
  Rob Goodale, RPT=20
  Las Vegas, NV=20





  Paul wrote:=20

    List 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? =
Paul Chick

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