Action Analyses (was Capstan Relocation)

[Clark]

Ron N. wrote:

> Did there prove to be a long term problem with the [Fandrich] grand 
> action, or was it just another case of nobody being interested in 
> anything different?

and Ron O. wrote:

> While I had a couple of other ideas lurking around in my head...I 
> opted for a more standard layout (ie. incorporating a standard 
> knuckle in the form of a roller) which might cause less controversy 
> in the technical community.

while elsewhere Del F. wrote:

> ...it is rare to find any manufacturer offering a piano that actually 
> has better performance than did its predecessors, especially its 
> predecessors of, say, 75 to 100 years ago...Indeed, it is rare to 
> find one that performs as well...Why is the piano industry -- 
> seemingly alone in the manufacturing world -- stuck in this mindset?  
> Who knows?


I don't know why Darrell Fandrich's or Clarence Hickman's grand actions
haven't been implemented, or why after over fourty years Chickering
dropped Edwin Brown's (I'm not sure I'd like to venture a guess, either,
where it may be some time before my impressions have more substantial
backing). Meanwhile, I thoroughly enjoy (and take to heart) this quote
from Ron Overs:

> Perhaps the writer to which you refer used a word processor to 
> achieve his test results, as opposed to the other alternative - 
> building an action model.

Regards,


Clark