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From: malik@galaxy.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440)
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Subject: piano action
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Date: Sun, 20-Oct-85 15:56:31 EDT
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Re; piano action

>Is there an adjustment of some kind that adjusts the "heaviness" of
>the action? Our church has a generic grand piano (I swear, it's
>a generic piano, no sign of a manufacturer's name anywhere) that is
>a bit too stiff for me. If there is such an adjustment, is it easy
>enough for a novice to do, or should I call in an expert?

I'm hardly an expert, but I have played around with an old clunker
that I used to have.  You CAN adjust the action yourself, BUT you'll
find that getting the action even across all 88 keys is quite a
feat.  You don't want notes sticking out suddenly, while your playing
a scale, just because you haven't gotten things even.

Summary - there's a lot of things you can do yourself (with a good
book), but adjusting the action is probably not one of them.  Get
a good technician (who will also have the proper tools).

						- Karl

p.s. One thing you CAN do is take the thing apart and give it a good
cleaning.  Works wonders.  Also, is fun; looking into the guts of
a piano is like looking back into the 18th century.