<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <font face="Arial">How's this for a bit of key leading then!<br> <br> David.<br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.davidboyce.co.uk">www.davidboyce.co.uk</a><br> <br> <blockquote type="cite"> <div>I ultimately want to learn to weigh off actions and lead keys to achieve desired down weights, etc., factoring in action ratios, hammer weights, etc.  Just beginning to dig in on this, and thought I'd investigate what various leading looks like over the years.  I have no plans of "copying" leading patterns per se.  I'm just finding it interesting now, as I have, for example, about 10 Baldwin Ls and Rs here at school to compare, as well as a half dozen Steinways of various models and periods, many others of course.  This summer, it's fairly easy for me to photograph as I have more time and am breaking down several pianos for various kinds of work anyway.</div> <div><br> </div> I'd like to be able to collect data over time that will be somewhat meaningful or informative when compared.</blockquote> <br> </font> </body> </html>