Hammer assist spring ?

[Richard Brekne]

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Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

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>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Stéphane Collin
>      To: Pianotech
>      Sent: June 07, 2003 7:49 AM
>      Subject: Re: Hammer assist spring ?
>       Hello Ric. But if indeed there is not a  repetition
>      performance comparable to that of a modern action (which, as
>      Stephen Birkett noted, is seldom really needed in piano
>      litterature), I can tell you that the gain in feel for
>      control, especially at low levels, is tremendous.  No
>      buffers between your finger and the hammer, and you really
>      can regulate set-off at less than 1 mm from the strings
>      without any problem.  I wouldn't want another action in my
>      own piano.
>
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> This is the part that intrigues me. The ability to set very close
> letoff and the ability to control the action at pianissimo levels.
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> This, to me, is the greatest limitation of the so-called "modern"
> grand action......
>
> Boy do I aggree with this. Kind of appropriate that this comes up
> right now as well as I have just run into a pianist / piano
> combiniation that quite obviously requires of me a level of pppp and
> control of that which I simply can not regulate into the piano. I can
> push all the borders to the limit and it still isnt going to satisfy
> him. He really needs soft springy mallets. :)
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> I have been thinking of  moving the capstan line in just abit. This
> would drop the ratio a bit giving less hammer / shank speed for same
> amount of key motion. It would also lessen DW tho... which could well
> serve to give the opposite effect I want... but I'm tempted anyways.
> Besides... just happens that the capstans on this Seiler grand are too
> loose anyways.
>
> What do you think ?
>
> Del
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Richard Brekne
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UiB, Bergen, Norway
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