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<DIV><FONT size=3> Hi Vince</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I think it has more to do with the pressed felt o=
ver
the woven felt. On the other hand it reasonable to think that springiness in=
felt is, well... springiness. I'm not clear about that I only know what I he=
ard
& felt on my D. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> I think Ric's comment about the key
stick acting more like a catapult where the front end comes down on
something solid and stays put even though the back of the key still may be i=
n a
slight state of flux,does makes some rational sense of what I think I'm
perceiving. I can't wait for more experience with this.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> If you have a piano that's familiar to you =
&
you know it's sound well & all you do is change the punchings & ther=
e's
a tonal change then this is the perfect A-B comparison to be relied upon as
proof. It's a repeatable experiment.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale Erwin</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3> </FONT><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transpare=
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face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><FONT size=3>I wonder if pre-compres=
sing the
punching's would give similar results ... pre-compressing by stringing
the punching's on a slender threaded rod, then with washers between the=
punching's and wing nuts, squeeze the whole thing together by tightening the=
nuts, and storing them that way until
needed.<BR><B><I>Erwinspiano@aol.com</I></B> wrote:</FONT> </FONT></DIV>
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