I'm putting the white key punchings on rightside up and the black key punchings on upside down. It sounded like I was going to put the keys themselves on upside down. From: hoppsmusic at hotmail.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:57:49 +0000 Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wurzen conical Punching Hi, I put them on upside down last night and I did not change the regulation. I am an accomplished pianist *(I play serious literature and give at least 2 solo recitals a year which in my area is considered a lot) and have played seriously my entire life. I say that not to toot my horn but I know what I like to feel in the keystroke. That being said, I did it for the exact reason you state. More cushion at the bottom of the keystroke. Before I sent the post to pianotech I just mused over what it might feel like to play with that much cushion and I decided to go upside down. Since I did not change any other regulation I was concerned about how that would effect the playing. Happily, the 4mm conical punching was the same size as the existing punching. So the playing was as much as my memory served the same. What I found about the keystroke is that even though the punchings are on upside down the bottom of the stroke is still very firm. In fact, I think I am hearing a little knock as the key hits the bottom of its stroke. However, minus the "knock" the feel is VERY secure. Playing softly seems to be less labored because the bottom of the strock can be felt almost immediately because of what I will call a definite bottom to the stroke. Today, I am going to flip them just to see how they feel. I believe that if they feel harder then I am going to go back to upside down. I am also toying with the idea of putting the white keys on upside down and the black keys rightside up? Crazy, maybe but worth a try to see if I like it and since I'm the pianist I'm the only opinion that matters :). Also I work for a College here and on Thursday I am going to install a set of straight wurzen punchings to see if the professor likes the feel. I'll will let you know what he thinks. Just my thoughts hope anyone and everyone finds it helpful. Steven Hopp Midland, TX Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:35:29 -0700 From: tunerryan at gmail.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Wurzen conical Punching So are you saying you've tried it both ways and like the feel of the narrow end down? If this is the case I would imagine that you prefer a little more cushion at the bottom of the key stroke. I used a set recently and I'm not sure how much I liked the feel. They felt hard to me - I'm not sure I would put them on my own piano. However, I'm trying to keep an open mind and I probably need more experience with them before I make up my mind. People here seem to really love them - however I wonder if this not more from a technicians point of view than a piano player's. For the player it's all about comfort - and not about what makes setting key dip easier. On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Steven Hopp <hoppsmusic at hotmail.com> wrote: I am sorry if this is the dumbest question ever posted but I realized I am not sure which way to put on the Wurzen conical punchings? Narrow end up or down? I like the feel with the narrow end down but is that wrong? Will that effect wear? Help! Steven Hopp Midland, TX Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090413/f2703d14/attachment.html>
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