lesser of touch weight evils...

[Jonathan Finger]

Ric,
perhaps I wasn't clear in my email.  I was trying to say most of what 
you just said in your reply to me: that not having more information 
makes it nearly impossible to make a sound recommendation as to how one 
should address this action.

Knowing the overall ration would be another piece though, and is the 
first thing I asked in my email.

You said:
"*If an action is well balanced and finely regulated, it will not play 
like a truck. "

*I think I agree with you in principle - that a finely regulated and 
designed action will play as it is supposed to.  It is not only 
possible, but common to see actions that are "well balanced" that play 
like trucks.  I can balance two elephants on a seesaw, but not have the 
strength to accelerate or decelerate them quickly.  Conversely, I can 
balance two teddy bears on a seesaw, and have a much easier time moving 
them. 
The action mentioned has balance weights over 40g, and high friction.  
While knuckles can easily be part of this picture, I was just saying 
that without further information on the geometry of the action, and 
seeing the numbers I did - I would look at mass.

As you said though, without more information it is very difficult to 
know exactly how to approach this.

Regards,
Jonathan Finger RPT