Upright Touchweight

[gordon stelter]

Well, we were talking about a fabulous 1890's 3 bridge
Knabe that he did a full restoration on
( including new board ) and I asked if some of his
touchweight metrology was applicable ( as I own 2 of
these ) and he said "Yes". ( That is, if I remember
correctly!) I did not inquire further. 
     These are truly astounding pianos, and even
without special techniques their actions are closer to
grands in responsiveness than any uprights that I've
played. The much-loathed rocker capstans, as well as
unusual and well thought out action geometry seem
responsible. And what a sound!!! 
     Gordon Stelter

--- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
wrote:
> gordon stelter wrote:
> 
> > Yes, David Stanwod has told me that he has methods
> > applicable to uprights. I don't know what they
> are.
> >      Gordon Stelter
> >
> 
> Odd.. he has said quite the opposite to me. You can
> certainly weigh KR
> and FW and other components in similar fashion, but
> the Balance
> Equation is for grands and I have yet to hear that
> he has developed
> anything like it for uprights. Last I heard he
> figured the upright
> action wasnt worth the trouble to begin with.
> 
> anybody else ?
> 
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> 
> 
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