<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>Greetings, </DIV> <DIV>           </DIV> <DIV>            What do you mean by static weight?  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>Reading. PA</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> In a message dated 7/11/2006 9:09:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, davidlovepianos@comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">With respect to the question of how many leads it has as much to do with position as number and really boils down to the overall front weight of the keys.  If there are a lot of leads or if they are all pushed way forward on the key, a high measured front weight can introduce inertial problems such that even if the static weigh-off is light the dynamic performance can suffer from a feeling of sluggishess.  That’s why overcoming weight problems by simply adding more lead can be counterproductive.  How many leads and their position in the key will give you a quick indication if there might be a problem in this area.    </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <DIV> <P><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy">David Love</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy"><BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>