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Fri, 09 May 2003 13:05:01 -0400


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WHAT A HAT!! & SHOES TO MATCH!!
On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 10:43 AM, Richard Brekne wrote:

> He touchweight enthusiasts.
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> John Hartman will appreciate this one. This is from a Petrof=A0 9 foot=20=

> concert grand. Both top and bottom plates make for a really stiff key.=20=

> I put a 3 mm diameter rod=A0 under it and had to really press hard to=20=

> show any real bend. I will contrive a measurement for this over the=20
> weekend. Clamp one end down and put 10 kilos on it and measure the=20
> give at the key front.... or something like that.
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> Also of note on this piano, the keys are graduated in length and ratio=20=

> with the longest and lowest KR at the bass. KR starts at 5.3 and ends=20=

> up at 5.6. After taking a few samples this looks rougly to yeild a SW=20=

> Ratio starting at 5.68 in the bass and ending up at 6.0 in the treble.=20=

> Interesting. I'll have more on this on Sunday or Monday.
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> Cheers
> RicB
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> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
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