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<p class=MsoNormal>All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I have an action (Hornung and Moller 1972) that has one or two
leads in the very back of the key and no lead in the front. It has wippen
helper springs. DW is around 65 – 70 and UW is around 36 - 40 or
so. (Friction seems to be ok, but BW is 50 – 55!!)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I don’t know why the springs were adjusted for this
weight, and I can adjust the springs to achieve a good weight (50-20 or so) but
my question is a very basic one; Why would you use springs instead of leads to touchweight
the action? What does this do to the MOI? Or, at the very least what is the
difference in feel between a “spring” vs. “lead”
touchweighted action? And, why do one over the other?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Fred, Ric, enlighten me!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Jim Busby<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>P.s. I experimented and put weights in about 8 keys and a
normal leading pattern makes it work…normal.<o:p></o:p></p>
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