[pianotech] Touch weight dynamics and the relationship between SW and FW

V T pianovt at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 6 08:53:05 PST 2009


I agree with you. Just yesterday, I witnessed the effect of hammer density on
a Yamaha C7. Also, I happen to like the feel of a curve 6 SW in
combination with an action ratio of around 6.

>And soundboard response too but I think that hammer density can trump SW 
>(except maybe in extreme cases) and there are many examples of a light 
>hammers on higher tension scales (older Steinway D's and older Bechsteins 
>come to mind) where the they were more than adequate to the task.  




      



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