I was talking about 40 - 44 grams downweight. dave *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 9/30/2002 at 9:40 AM Newton Hunt wrote: >> Does anyone think I'd get into inertia >> problems adding this amount of lead? > >Yes. > >I had a similar problem with an SF. I wish I had had the opportunity >to go back and analyze that action for I think the capstans are >mis-located and maybe the knuckles are in the wrong place. > >>From where it is now you will need to do a full Stanwood analysis to >determine exactly where the problem is and then you will know exactly >how to fix it. Without the numbers there is no way to know what to >change and by how much. > >> I can add 1 - 2 weights to each key >> and bring it down to 44 at A0, 42 at C4 > >Are you referring to balance weight or down weight? > >> 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? >There certainly is and David has provided a ceiling guide for key front >weights. > >This is exactly the kind of problem David's system is designed to solve. > > Newton >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________
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