Touchweight quick fix(Medical tubing)

[David Stanwood]

David,

Sounds interesting,

What length are your wsgments and how much did they weighon average?

Keith, the bridle strap clips aren't spring steel. Makes me a little nervous 
that they would loosen up..

David Stanwood


>From: David Renaud <studiorenaud@qc.aibn.com>
>Subject: Re: Touchweight quick fix(Medical tubing)
>Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001
>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
>

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