Aftertouch Question

[Jon Page]

At 06:02 AM 3/30/98 EST, you wrote:
>et al;
> As Roger pointed out the better the quality of piano
>the less difference in ratios.

Not necessarily so. KR is suprisingly irregular which supports
my post the other day of "hap-hazzard".

Rather than a determined ratio, it is 'come what may'.
.
One would think that after all these years, precision
would be the standard.

I have only encountered 2 pianos with even KR from the 
factory, a 9' Baldwin and a Kawai 5'8 (or so). And these
had the sharp's KR one point higher; .52/.53 & .54/.55
respectively.

Usually I find a point spread of .03 to .05 across the keyboard.
One can only surmise that the balance rail pins are not placed
with the accuracy we would expect, hence the discrepencies
in touch from piano to piano. Of course that is just one factor,
but an improtant one.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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