<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Don,<br> <br> And what, kind sir, is the basis for your prediction?  Didn't Kawai use aerated wips at one time? Care to comment on whatever happened to that?<br> <br> Alan E.<br> </font></div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Don Mannino <DMannino@kawaius.com><br> To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org><br> Sent: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 3:33 pm<br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] lighter touchweight<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_0_8366a4e0-5e98-431e-a94c-9029c6a6b4c3" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Sans-Serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Alan,<br> <br> A prediction from me on the swiss-cheese effect:<br> - repetition will be snappier and more reliable<br> - Tone will be slightly brighter.<br> - Measured touch weight will not change appreciably.<br> <br> I know, it's whacky, but there it is.<br> <br> I'll look forward to hearing about it.<br> <br> Don<br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: <a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of<br> <a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a><br> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:38 PM<br> To: <a href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</a><br> Subject: Re: [CAUT] lighter touchweight<br> <br> (snip)<br> <br> I am considering trying it on an action that I am about to rebuild for<br> our piano studio. Thinking about doing the rebuild w/o the Swiss cheese<br> effect, let them play it for a while that way, then pull the wips, drill<br> and replace, without notifying the users (piano faculty and piano<br> majors). We'll see if anyone notices an improvement without being<br> steered towards it.<br> <br> Alan Eder<br> <br> </tt></pre> </div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>