Adjusting brush properties after stroke is made

I'm using Illustrator CS2 and I'm attempting to create a logo using a signature. The signature was written with a tablet to capture the realistic pressure changes. After hundreds of attempts, I finally got it close enough to be able to tweak the paths made by the brush tool to my liking. Things are just about perfect, except for one spot. On one spot the pen was pressed too hard and the line is much too thick. It's a spot that was a transition line from one letter to another, so realistically, it ought to be lighter than the rest. So, my question is, is it possible to change the brush details (i.e., the pressure between two specific points) AFTER the stroke has been made? I don't want to change the brush for the entire path, just for the space between two specific points. Is that possible?

Mmm. Boy, I'm not an Illustrator guy. I'm pretty sure it's a Calligraphic Brush. When you write with a tablet that supports pen-pressure, in the brush dynamics, you can tell the brush diameter to vary depending on how hard your press. I need to find a way to adjust that between two specific points on the path that's already been made using the tablet and the brush tool.

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