Touchweight quick fix(Medical tubing)

[David Renaud]

A use for clear medical hose for touchweight...

Client with a GE2. A Yamaha electric grand,
with an acoustic style action. Wanted to try a cheap
quick solution to increase touchweight as an experiment.

I bought clear medical tubing hose, slit it open length wise,
cut it into segments.  The segments wrapped snugly around
the shanks. Insta-weight!
Made quite a difference. Only other thing was to
increase the rep. spring tension slightly to compensate
for the heavier shanks.

Easily reversible.
No screws, no drilling, no glue, cheap removable parts..

                                       Any Thoughts
                                       Dave Renaud


kam544@flash.net wrote:

> >>attach small or large binder clips to the shanks...
> >>David Love
>
> >...Diagram of installing a Small binder clip to a grand shank at:
> >http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/clipinfo.jpg
> >David Stanwood
>
> David [2x], List,
>
> I couldn't figure out what you guys were referring to until you posted the
> image, David S.  Way too cool!
>
> Thanks loads for this valuable tech tip.
>
> FWIW: I used bridle strap clips once in a special situation, cutting the
> straps off and using a touch of Titebond to insure the clips stayed in
> place on the shanks.
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA