William M. Said: "Agreed. Only after making the piano perform as well as it can should you address the problem with traditional voicing techniques. Hammer filing and a quality regulation can make a HUGE difference tonally and dynamically. Once that has been done, you can begin to assess if (and in what way) the dynamics or tone should be addressed." William et al, During this discussion, even tho it should be apparent, the first thing needed to do is get the action parts to correct functioning specs....i.e. Recondition the Action. This entails making sure ALL of the center pins are at proper resistance. Resistance is necessary to achieve SOFT playing.<G> Proper Hammer surfaces, that are MATED to the strings, is another biggy, imo. AND, the keys need to be up to specs. No loosy-goosy key bushings. No excessive friction in the piano is also a biggy. Worn Wippen Foot Felt is a usual place for that sort of thing. In the case, that this is an upright, the butt leather/felt needs to be 'pock' free. Damper lever lift felt can be a problem. The list is almost endless. However if care is taken with the Mechanical problems, the Regulation problems are, usually, easy to solve. That's my take on it. Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I
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