And then there's always trying to level those d*** things! :-) Avery At 07:03 PM 05/05/03 -0700, you wrote: >This may not be sometrhing that can easily be >measured, but I am quite certain that it is something >that a pianist can feel, i.e. 3 separate fulcrums per >keystroke, vs 1. > Thump > >--- Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net> wrote: > > > > >Personally, I'm not convinced that S&S's > > accelerated action really does > > >anything. The shift in fulcrum would be miniscule, > > hardly enough to make > > >any sort of measurable difference in either the > > action ratio or the key's > > >moment of inertia. There would *technically* be > > shifts in these values, of > > >course. Technically, the mechanical advantage over > > the capstan end would > > >decrease as the key is depressed. > > > > Realistically, the effective fulcrum point is going > > to shift more rocking a > > flat key across a well compressed flat punching than > > across a half round > > dowel. Maybe the benefit is that the fulcrum point > > *doesn't* move, and the > > key leverage *doesn't* change as much through the > > stroke. > > > > Ron N > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: >https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. >http://search.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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