Once I heard the reason for the leads close to the balance rail, but I forgot. Was this in consideration for the half rounds, or is it related to an inertia problem? Does this cause more "bobbling" of the keys when played staccato, or released suddenly? The keys bounce up and down a few times, I have heard this called "dancing". Richard Moody > Jim writes: > >to the best of my knowledge the only thing that makes an S&S > >"accelerated action" is the half round bearings on the balance rail. > > Greetings, > I have it on good authority,(B.Garlick), that the accelerated action > patent covers not only the half-round, but also that all key weights be as > close to the balance rail as possible. This was not actually followed by the > factory for some time, so technically, they were not legit to call those > actions "accelerated". > > Regards, > Ed Foote >
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