Touchweight

[James Ellis]

Hey Fellows,

So much has been copied and re-copied here on this subject that I have lost
track of who said what.  However, I see that I am being slightly misquoted
again.  

I did NOT say that an evenly graduated set of hammers and carefully done
installation and weigh-off would "end up with a fine-playing instrument".
I DID say it would automatically end up with an evenly graduated touch from
key to key, or something to that effect.

You could start with hammers that were much too heavy, and you would end up
with a piano that would be hard to play.  Or you could start with hammers
that were much too light, and you would end up with a piano that would be
weak as pond water.  But, as I said, you would still have an even touch
over the whole keyboard.

There are some factors here that none of you so far has touched upon.  I'll
make sure to include those in that article that I have started.

Sincerely, Jim Ellis