[CAUT] lighter touchweight

[Richard Brekne]

Sounds like it to me as well.  I'd like to agree wholeheartedly with Don 
Manninos post.  He makes some excellent points, some of which you have 
already ruled out.  Still, use the leverage trick I supplied as a 
diagnostic, and take into consideration his points about spring 
strengths, spongy centers and knuckles.  Tho you said this is a newly 
renovated action and the job was done well... all those points are 
definitely worth double checking.  Dons a smart guy to be sure.

Sounds like you have reasonably low FW's to boot... which would also 
indicate fairly reasonably weighted hammers given your UW / DW 
figures... should be dynamically fairly light too. 

I'd really appreciate an update on this as thing progress. Interesting :)

Cheers
RicB


    Ric,

    Yeah, actually the bass mostly has three leads and not all in the
    front. Just a few keys had four leads. It is clearly, IMO, a case of
    just wanting something good to be better. I'm not familiar enough
    with the Stanwood system to get all the measurements people have
    mentioned.  I think I'll try the strip trick!

    Thanks,
    Jeff

     >Hi Jeff
     >
     >The strip behind the balance rail pins is just a quick variant of
     >the half punching trick.  Yes, alone it will raise the keys a very
     >slight amount. Not enough to worry about in the first instance since
     >it is just as quickly removed.  You can quickly assess whether a bit
     >of added leverage will please your player this way.  If this does
     >the trick for him/her... then you can adjust your leverage
     >permanently in the way that you feel is best.
     >
     >Interesting case study you have posed so far I have to say.  You
     >give us very acceptable UW / DW parameters, a piano response tonal
     >wise the pianist likes, an action that is both finely regulated and
     >well groomed with very low friction levels.... and the pianist wants
     >it lighter.... I'm reallllly curious as to what a Stanwood SW ratio
     >on this instrument would turn out to be,  and in particular how
     >heavy the front weights and strike weights are.  You say four leads
     >in the bass... ? big leads and all close to the front of the key
     >?... or smaller and back towards the middle ?
     >
     >Course it could just be a case of a pianist who just plain likes a
     >very light touch....  In which case you are going to have trouble
     >keeping your UW's from dropping too low.  22 grams static is my
     >absolute bottom line personally and really I go for a minimum of 24.
     >
     >Cheers
     >RicB