Grand Touch

Paul S. Larudee larudee@pacbell.net
Fri, 05 Nov 1999 07:02:13 -0800


David C. Stanwood wrote:

> In one instance I had a Grotrian Steinweg with bass hammers hung at
> 125mm/4.9" in the bass and 130mm/5.1" in the treble.  The Strike Weight
> Ratio varied from an average of 5.5 in the bass to 6.1 in the treble.
> 
I can see some of the advantages in terms of inertia and compensating
for the gradations of hammer weights, but what does it do to key dip?

Paul S. Larudee, RPT
Richmond, CA


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