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Topic: MOVED: Help? My upright piano is way too hard for my liking (Read 1516 times)

songop.1

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MOVED: Help? My upright piano is way too hard for my liking

on: July 24, 2009, 02:19:08 PM

I have a 10 year old upright and had no problems with anything except one thing: its touch weight. It's like trudging through quicksand for your fingers and after every practice, at least one part of my body would get sore. Even during slow practice, I get tired. I figured it's not a relaxing issue, because I was fine practicing on my teacher's piano. Is there any way to confirm this? Fix it? Or should I get a new piano?

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jgallag

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Re: Help? My upright piano is way too hard for my liking

Reply #1 on: July 24, 2009, 06:50:37 PM

A technician should be able to help you, shouldn't they? After all, isn't part of their job regulating the action so that all the keys are even? I would look into that. Also, move this from student's corner to the instruments section, you might find more knowledgeable people there.