Inertia, was "Grand Touch"

[Ron Nossaman]

> Good point Mike. One of the factors that I perceive in keyboards that 
> annoy me is if the keystick feels like a spring board. I perceive more 
> control in a stiff key. Whether this is the material, moment of inertia 
> or both is something I don't often hear discussed in terms of noticing, 
> measuring, or accounting for and yet it is another one of the many 
> important components of touch.
> 
> Jude Reveley, RPT


The piano I brought started life with an "accelerated" action. 
I replaced the half round dowels with thin punchings, and put 
a shoe on the bottom of the keys to increase stiffness. It 
made a difference in the feel. Positive, I'd say.

Ron N