This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Of course you are right. Bad adding on my part. Changing the BW by 12 = grams puts it on the edge for inertia problems with what's given. Two = leads at C4 probably puts the FW around 25 depending on the position. = Adding 12 grams there could be a problem. More data would be helpful. David Love ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Isaac OLEG=20 To: Pianotech=20 Sent: September 30, 2002 4:17 PM Subject: RE: Heavy action David,=20 I believe you read a little too fast, it is 60 DW 45 UW that makes = 52.5 g Balance weight and a light 7.5 g friction. Even then, if all else is correct, adding lead may not cause problems = I believe. The hammers may be very heavy to obtain this figure (I understood = that, finally !) Regards. Isaac It's pretty hard to address this without a little more data. Adding = lead may not be a problem depending on the actual front weight. The = bass section will often take 4 leads without an inertia problem, but it = depends on where they are. Your C4 has a balance weight of 47.5 g. To = bring it down to 40 you will need to add 7.5 grams to the front weight. = With only two leads at this position it may not be a problem, but it = depends on the overall front weight. Balance weight at 40 is a = reasonable target for this action. That puts the DW/UW at 47/33 with 7 = grams of friction. I'd rather see the friction around 10 here so I = would check the hammer flange pinning. With 10 grams of friction, the = DW/UW will be 50/30. If the hammer weight/strike weight at this point = is representative of the overall curve and the front weight is not too = high, that will produce a nice feeling instrument. Stanwood's system = provides a nice method for analysis of these points. The fundamentals = of this system are available from the journal archives in a series of 3 = articles written awhile back. I highly recommend you become familiar = with them. It is perfectly designed to answer questions such as you are = posing. =20 David Love ----- Original Message -----=20 From: David M. Porritt=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: September 30, 2002 6:01 AM Subject: Heavy action I have a Baldwin SF-10 here on which I just measured the action = weight. C4 is 60 grams down, 45 grams up! Friction -- obviously is = good -- down weight bad. I hate adding lots of lead to the keys, but on = this piano there are only 3 weights in the bass section, 2 at C4, only 1 = in the upper treble, and actually 2 in the _back_ of C8. It appears = that they did straight pattern leading on this one. I can add 1 - 2 = weights to each key and bring it down to 44 at A0, 42 at C4 and 40 at B7 = (I'd probably just take out a back weight on C8). =20 There is a point of diminishing returns on some actions where you = can reduce downweight by adding leads but the additional inertia makes = it feel to the player as though it is as heavy as it was before. Does = anyone think I'd get into inertia problems adding this amount of lead? =20 dave _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/fb/36/ed/32/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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