> Key ratio values seem to be pretty slippery to me. > > I measured KR on a key using the Overs linear method (he uses the top of > the key at the front rail pin). KR = 0.54 with the Overs method. > > I did the Stanwood thing and KR = 0.48. > > Then I did a modified Stanwood procedure, but instead of lining the > front of the key up with the little plastic stand used for that purpose, > I rested the key at the center of the front rail key bushing on the > stand (now the key front was sticking out well past the edge of the > little plastic stand used for that purpose) - KR = 0.51 with that > modification. > > So which is right? Which is more useful? Which represents KR better? > > Terry Farrell Ever hear of Skinner's constant? It's the value that, added to, subtracted from, multiplied by, or divided into the answer you got - gives you the answer you should have gotten. Just apply the Farrell Factor to the mentioned methods, and you'll have it. Ron N
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