Even a modest 5' grand can have an action which is dynamic and non-tiresome. Reducing touchweight by 5 grams may only be 10+% of the total DW but it is usually considered to be a 100% improvement. Small pianos are instruments too. And as such can play as delightfully as a larger one. Fernando has a legitimate request and is inquiring in a rational manner. No snake oil here, just real life dynamic action improvement. Too bad you don't know how to do it. Regards, Jon Page At 11:01 AM 01/10/2002 +1030, you wrote: >Hi List, >Its about time that the "Ripples on the water brigade" put the poor guy from >Chile out of his misery, and tell him that his 12 month old Yamaha C1 >(nearly bottom of the range) will never play and feel like a top end >Steinway or Yamaha!! > >Apart from him being sucked in by all the snake oil diatribe regarding >improved keyweight touch It also looks like he is going to spent many >hundreds of Dollars (if not thousands) for possibly a 5% percent >inprovement. > >His BIG mistake was buying a piano without, not having playing it and really >liking it in the first place. > >My advice would be to sell it and cut his losses and buy a second hand piano >he REALLY LIKES when he plays it. > >Robin Stevens >Port Pirie South Australia >08 8633 0533 >pianotun@bigpond.com
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