Sometimes a too-stiff damper lever spring will keep a pianist with a light touch from "playing-to-the bottom". To check it out, have the pianist play with the damper pedal down. If the hammers don't bobble with the pedal down, rebend the damper lever springs to reduce the tension. Almost all are too strong. -----Original Message----- From: "Clark A. Sprague" <clarks11628@juno.com> Sent: Jan 23, 2004 8:22 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Upright Hammer Butts Barbara, It's in a totally differing environment than her teacher's piano. The teacher's piano isn't that old, and I prepped it too. Ron hit when he said that she doesn't play to the bottom of the keystroke, and I doubled the let-off, gave it more dip, and set the checks up, but then she still played it so softly that she still made it bobble, or she couldn't even get a tone (let-off too far away). I told her that I didn't think I could help her with this, she should just play it, and she would get used to it, but that still didn't get her over the click feel. That's when I thought of maybe lubing the butts, that that might make it smoother for her, at the touch level she has. A no-win situation, if ever I saw one, at least till she learns to play even more "caressingly". Clark _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Mark Wisner National Service Manager Pearl River Piano Group America 800 435 5086 ext 111
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