This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Terry, No I didn't. Mine was the joke comment. The list either knows = nothing about uprights or the disdain is stifling. I appreciate that you = expressed an interest. Michael's comment on the S&S DW gives a better target for me. I'm = surprised at the amount of friction.=20 I don't think we should use Grand weighting as the criteria for what = makes an upright the most enjoyable to play. The grand DW is affected by = the friction at the knuckle which is determined by the hammer weight and = the friction of the shank centerpin. The more the friction and weight in = the bass compounds the friction at the knuckle and forces a graduated = touchweight. This doesn't necessarily mean it's better. The upright = hammer doesn't have the force of gravity to overcome in the same way as = a grand and so makes an evenly weighted keyboard possible. A heavy DW = means the fingers get tired quick. The left hand in particular. A light = flinging action would be more conducive to bass trills, tremolos, and = rifts such as Clementi, maybe even that Steinway artist with the filed = down hammers, Horowitz? The heavy hammers on grands now make it so you = have to work out at the gym to play Christmas carols. OK, I've tried to = stir up some, uh, controversy. Hopefully the semantic police won't bury = me. Basically with this action, I want to lighten up the touch weight with = the geometry first. That's why I want a target weight so I can maximize = the capstan move if it looks as if the goal weight will still have to = be adjusted with lead. 40 to 41 gram BW is what I'm liking right now.=20 kpiano I think you misinterpreted my comment. I do not question doing = high-level work on an upright, but rather I'm an very interested and I = think a quality upright is very much worth putting the effort into it.=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/91/c7/95/71/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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