[pianotech] Action Ratios

Jason Kanter jkanter at rollingball.com
Sun Jan 10 17:51:07 MST 2010


John, could you please add a definition of PROFILE?

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On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 4:34 PM, John Delacour <JD at pianomaker.co.uk>wrote:<snip>

> DEFINITIONS:
>
> The BASE LINE is a horizontal line parallel with the key drawn through the
> balance point of the key.
>
> KEY DIP: An arbitrary figure of 8mm is taken as the (perpendicular)
> downward travel of the front of the (natural) key. (8mm of arc would make a
> really tiny difference)
>
> KEY RISE is defined as the perpendicular distance moved by the contacting
> profiles (lever heel and capstan top).
>
> The KEY FRONT LENGTH is the distance along the base line between the
> balance point and a perpendicular drawn from the key front.
>
> The KEY BACK LENGTH is the distance along the base line from the balance to
> a perpendicular drawn from the midpoint of the profile (the top of the
> capstan).
>
> The PROFILE HEIGHT is the perpendicular distance from the mid-point of the
> profile to the base line.
>
> <snip>
> JD
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