Hello fellow technicians. Thank you to Jack Reeves and BYU for hosting us and this forum. I don't understand how it works but I appreciate it. It is very informative and a wonderful aid in keeping us abreast of current thought. I can see as we approach the long awaited relief from the Christmas onslaught our responsibilities are lessening and the E-mail board is heating up. The discussion regarding touch weights and action response has raised a related question I have always had regarding the role of the damper underlever lead weights. How much lead is correct? Manufacturers seem to load up this area with plenty, to the point of over kill. Is there anything wrong with regulating this area, by removing extra lead weights or even all weights if possible , leaving in place simply enough weight to accomplish sufficient dampening? Is the purpose of this weight simply to pull the damper down, and of course to keep it down against the rebound of the string, or is there something else negatively affected here if there isn't an "overkill sufficiency" of down weight? If the string can be perfectly dampened without that weight, with no bleeding or lingering of sound, that would seem advantageous to me. I know on uprights we get excessive weight from heavy damper return springs. The same must be so for these heavy weights in grands? Any thoughts? This mass must have a negative affect on responsiveness. Just thought I'd ask. In recovery now & looking forward to Christmas Best Regards, David Sanderson, Littleton, MA
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