Jon Page wrote: > > Reducing strikeweight has a direct relation to touchweight to the degree > of action leverage (Strike Ratio). On a 5:1 ratio, reducing SW by 1 gr > reduces Touchweight by 5gr. Weight has no bearing on aftertouch. > Aftertouch is a product of geometry and regulation. > ><< David C. Stanwood wrote: > > > > > > Dear Kristinn, > > > > > > Reducing the striking distance would be at the bottom of my list of > > > choices. Actions may be made light enough by other means. > > > > Why would changing the striking distance change the weight anyway? > > > > Paul S. Larudee, RPT > > Richmond, CA > > >> > > > Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jpage@capecod.net > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jon, My question had to do with strike distance, not strike weight. When Kristinn proposed reducing strike distance, I think he also had in mind to compensate with key dip and all the other adjustments. As far as I can see, that would only make for shallower dip and reduced dynamics and not change the weight at all. I agree that the best way to reduce touchweight is often to reduce strike weight, depending upon other factors. Paul S. Larudee, RPT Richmond, CA
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