Ron, Considering the incredible pianissimo control of the action at the convention even with the capstan corrosion and a bit wide aftertouch, I sure would have liked to play it in LA! I assume that the extent friction is managed in this design permits some problems to develop, while maintaining a pretty good performance level. Bill Shull << After Reno we took the piano down to LA to set it up for a couple of industry representatives to inspect. While preparing the piano I found that the capstans were quite corroded. I did not find this in Reno. Since the action was assembled just before the piano was shipped to the US, I had assumed that the capstans would not require any further polishing. How wrong I was. The piano was packed for shipment in Sydney without being fully sealed within the crate. During the flight the cold conditions had caused condensation on the capstans which allowed the heel cloth to corrode the surface of the capstans. They were very rough to the feel. After polishing the capstans and guide pins in LA the action improved considerably. I didn't take any measurements. When we get the piano set up again in Sydney, I will post the DW UW figures to the list. It was unfortunate that I didn't get onto the corrosion problem at Reno, because the action would certainly have been more free. Anyhow, we will take appropriate precautions when shipping in future.>> Best regards, >>
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