Lighter or Heavier ?

[Stéphane Collin]

Hi Richard, List.

Again interesting topic.
May I add a question?
Why do two pianos with same UW/DW, friction level and inertia, leverage etc. NEVER have the same touch feel ?
(Or am I totally wrong presuming this ?)

Stéphane Collin
(Bruxelles, Belgium)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: Lighter or Heavier ?


| Ed and David... thanks you two for replying to my question... I wonder if you
| might answer one clarification for me...? Would you go so far as to say that
| there is no direct relationship between DW/UW measurements and the "feel" or
| "touch" of the action ?
| 
| RicB
| 
| >Which of the following is true... and please ... a short justification of
| >why.
| >
| >An increase in Downweight will 
| >a) Always result in a heavier feel/touch to a grand action
| >b) Always result in a lighter feel/touch to a grand action
| >c) Neither of the above.
| >
| >C. Neither.  
| 
| Richard Brekne
| RPT NPTF
| Griegakadamiet UiB
| 
|