Key return speed

[Ron Nossaman]

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> This was very informative.
> Now, imagine an older english action, with no wippen, just a jack that 
> sets off and then the hammer goes in check, and at that moment, there is 
> nothing that pushes the key back home.  Say that this particular action 
> is too slow, how would you cure ?  You talked about the moment when the 
> key inertia takes the control of return speed.  Would more lead at the 
> rear of the key make it return faster ? Or opposite ?  I'm hesitating 
> between notion of weight at the rear of the key (that I suppose to make 
> it get down quicker) and notion of inerty (that I suspect to make the 
> change in direction of move of the key slower).
> What do you think ?
> 
> Best regards.
> 
> Stéphane Collin.


A spring would make a very big difference. Like this:

Ron N

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