How to best lighten the touch on a P-22, please ???

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Thumpy... :)

Check the damper springs first, then the jack return springs. You can 
almost always lighten the strength of both and achieve very significant 
touch.  A quick check of the whippen and hammer weight on the capstan 
can be done with your DW weight with the pedal down. If thats fairly low 
to begin with... then your springs are more then likely too strong... 
pretty typical of Yamaha IME.  Otherwise make sure your key friction is 
real low.  Yamaha usually is really good in that respect so you probably 
dont have a problem there.  In the end... if you have to add weight to 
the keys then you do.

Cheers
RicB


    I have some ideas, already, but don't want to do
    anything that might create another problem, elsewhere,
    and am not too proud to ask for advice.

    Peace,
         G


    P.S. The piano, a new one, is in a  college dorm with
    some excellent platyers who run the risk of tendon
    injury if this isn't addressed.