[pianotech] key Leading Documentation

David Boyce David at piano.plus.com
Thu May 24 08:05:15 MDT 2012


How's this for a bit of key leading then!

David.
www.davidboyce.co.uk

> I ultimately want to learn to weigh off actions and lead keys to 
> achieve desired down weights, etc., factoring in action ratios, hammer 
> weights, etc.  Just beginning to dig in on this, and thought I'd 
> investigate what various leading looks like over the years.  I have no 
> plans of "copying" leading patterns per se.  I'm just finding it 
> interesting now, as I have, for example, about 10 Baldwin Ls and Rs 
> here at school to compare, as well as a half dozen Steinways of 
> various models and periods, many others of course.  This summer, it's 
> fairly easy for me to photograph as I have more time and am breaking 
> down several pianos for various kinds of work anyway.
>
> I'd like to be able to collect data over time that will be somewhat 
> meaningful or informative when compared.

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