<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>The bending spaghetti is the hammer shank with the hammer trying to hold on. And then there is even more maccaroni if you start with the flexing key. At the time between when the key is hit and the time the hammer finally hits the string I have already eaten part of the salad. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hans Sander <BR><BR>>>> "Garret E. Traylor" <traylorg@equaltemperament.com> 11/13/2003 1:37:04 PM >>><BR></DIV> <DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Stephen,<BR>I have been hearing about a high speed tape of the piano action for years<BR>but I have never had a chance to see it.  If you all could developed one and<BR>make it available ... that would be just way too cool!  Or, if someone knows<BR>where a copy is I would be very interested hearing from you.  I understand<BR>that the hammer bends like a wet piece of spaghetti.<BR><BR>Kindest Regards,<BR>Garret Traylor<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>caut list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>