Key Stiffness (was Re: Hornbeam)

Richard Brekne richardb@c2i.net
Tue, 08 Jun 1999 08:57:16 +0200



Delwin D Fandrich wrote:


> Overly flexible keys are one of the major limiting
> factors in transferring energy from the pianists fingers to the string.
>
> Del

A lot of pianists complain about actions being "to stiff". I am wondering how one
avoids too stiff a feel to the action, while at the same time finding every
possible way to make parts so that they are stiffer in effort to transfer more
energy from finger to string ?

Richard Brekne



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