Jim, Two questions: How many springs..... 88? What is the SW level? If it was me and I had springs I would use them as described.... to support the weight of the wippen. David Stanwood >Thanks David, Fred, Ric, others, >Yes, David, Danish it is. I will take measurements as you have suggested. I've already done some samples with a "normal" key leading ?>pattern (w/o springs) and it works very "normal". I can't see why they did it the way they did. Now, with the Front Weight and Strike >Weight in the "normal" range (SW needed no change, keys lots) I get very typical "good" DW and UW measurements (35-37 BW). That being >said, if I do take advantage of the springs and eliminate some lead in the keys and let the spring do minimal work, as you suggested >below, would that be "better" than with no spring at all? There is such a range here; from the original "make the springs do all the >work" to no springs at all, and everything in between. Hence the query. >My limited understanding of the spring is that "if it is needed, then use it." And that seems to be for a larger piano, larger keys, >etc. or if heavy hammers are used. If not, then why use them? I may then go to your "Cut 'em off" comment below. >BTW, the action ratio is 5.8. The spread is 113.5, so that doesn't seem to be the place. I thought about moving capstans. >There is so much to learn here! The bottom line, of course, is to make a piano feel great to the pianist. John Silverman's adviced to me >a few months ago was "Don't try and make all pianos exactly the same! Vive le deference' (sp?) This project is almost a classroom to me. >Thanks for your help! >Regards, >Jim Busby
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