---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment >Can you give a definition of action saturation ? I am unsure if it is >the fact that the move of the key at a certain moment can't accelerate >more the hammer and is it for limit in flexibility or because the key >bottoms. The hammer is always driven by the key (key bed, action rail, key frame, etc) stiffness, whether you're playing hard or soft. When the key bottoms before the hammer moves, that is the limit of the power available to the hammer - saturation. No matter how hard you hit the key beyond the action saturation point, the hammer won't hit the strings any harder than it will at saturation. > is it only >tone saturation ? No. Tone is another concern, with different cause and effect relationships. Tone happens after the action has cycled and the hammer hits the string. Action saturation happens during the action cycle before the hammer hits the string. >I like to see that like 2 different aspects. They are. >BTW, the piano hammer is may be tone of the fastest accelerated >actions on earth, 0 to 40 miles/hour in 1/400 sec is faster than my >motorcycle (that accelerates fast enough yet!) > >Greetings. > >Isaac OLEG Ah, but what kind of tone can you get driving your motorcycle into a strung piano? Be mindful of the strike point. Ron N ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 12/11/2003 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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