Weighty Problem

David C. Stanwood Stanwood@tiac.net
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 13:02:54 -0800


Dear Ed and Mike,

The high downweight is then easily brought down by the addition of wippen
support springs!  This makeS the high downweight low which is better for
ppp and maintainS the lighter touchweight at higher dynamics due to less
key lead.
I'm all for less key leadS, they don't make tone!

David Stanwood

>Ed, David Stanwood, and List,
>    Ed, You raise a question that I have always wondered!!  I've removed
>front weigths and found the touch actually felt lighter though
>downweight was heavier!  In other cases I wasn't sure, though it
>definately creates a different feel.  What measurement or equasion(s)
>can be used to determine the inertia vs. downweight and which would be
>most powerful in creating more resistance in a given situation?
>- -Mike Jorgensen
>


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