[CAUT] tight balancier

Willem Blees wblees at bama.ua.edu
Fri Nov 10 12:43:11 MST 2006


Quoting A440A at aol.com:

>     Sooner or later, if you play progressively softer and softer, you
> will 
> reach a point where the hammer just isn't rebounding enough.  Aside
> from that, 
> it is possible for an action to not check at soft play and still feel
> good.  
> Regards, 
>      
 Ed Foote RPT 
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>  
> 

Thanks to all of you have contributed to this issue. I guess what I'm 
concerned about is the last thing Ed says on the subject. Does not 
checking on a medium to soft blow, without too much bobbling, effect 
the feel of the piano? 

Wim 
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA



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