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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dale:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Judging from the variety of answers we’re getting from the lever method, the dip/travel method might just be more reliable as difficult as it is to measure accurately given that small measurement errors make big differences. I’d like to think that there’s a lever arm measurement system that yields consistent and correlational results but we’ll have to see. A combination of the two methods as verification is probably not a bad idea under all circumstances if you are using that information to make decisions about hammer weights or leverage changes (which I do). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Would like to see more people take measurements using various methods on actions or models that they have so we can sort through the data. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> David Love [mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 21, 2012 5:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'pianotech@ptg.org'<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [pianotech] Action Ratio measuring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I find measuring the levers is a bit more accurate than trying to measure the hammer travel against key dip so I usually use that as a ballpark or a check. Because the numbers are so small (6 mm and whatever the moment is) it’s easy to compound an error, at least I find. But the point of all this is as you mention. If I send an action to Rick and specify by my method an action ratio of 5.75 (fairly standard) Rick, using his method, would produce something quite different than I would expect and that would regulate quite a bit different than I would expect as well. Until we are in agreement about action ratios and how to measure them we are all really operating independently with our own unique set of numbers. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 21, 2012 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Action Ratio measuring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Hi David <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> The first step here is to always check the displacement first and then see how the numbers add up after measuring. I get numbers typical to the ones you state. I think Rick Wheeler at Roseland key uses Dels Method and I could never reconcile Ricks A.R. numbers with mine....till now. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>and logically displacement is displacement...it doesn't lie. Its not a microscope but its a quick magnifying glass. Usually the difference between displacment numbers and measured number is no more than 1/10. ie 5.93 to 5.83<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin R.P.T.<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:green'>Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.</span></b><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'><br></span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black'>Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos<br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:cornflowerblue'><a href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">www.Erwinspiano.com</a></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:crimson'>Phone: 209-577-8397</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br></span></i></b><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="AOLMsgPart_1_15b45aab-5881-47cf-ba77-4683a587289e"><div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org?">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>David Love<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 21, 2012 7:52 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Action Ratio measuring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Using my Renner action model I made the following measurements and calculations using both methods and this is what they yield. While the exact point of measurement on using Del’s method, especially at the knuckle jack contact point, is difficult to be precise on and can be interpreted differently, there’s no question that even with the range of possible measurement points that method yields a lower number, too low, in my opinion. When I calculate the action ratio by displacement, key travel versus hammer travel, the result is as you see below. It should also be noted that with the displacement method the actual travel should be measured as the length of the arc segment and not the secant line that connects the two points (low and high) in a straight line. Thus, the ratio using that method would be slightly understated. That agrees more closely to the method I’ve suggested and is part of the reason that I use it. I urge those with an action model to test the findings on their own. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Del’s method</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=541 style='width:406.0pt;margin-left:-.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ea</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ra</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ratio</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Key</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>265</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-left:none;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>134</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>0.51</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Wippen</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>66</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>94</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>1.42</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Action Ratio</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Shank</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>22</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>142</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>6.45</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>4.65</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>My method</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=541 style='width:406.0pt;margin-left:-.75pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ea</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ra</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Ratio</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Key</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>260</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>128</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>0.49</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Wippen</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>62</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>100</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>1.61</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Action Ratio</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:12.0pt'><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Shank</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>17</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border-top:none;border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:#92D050;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>127</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>7.47</span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=72 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:.75in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'></td><td width=109 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:82.0pt;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;background:yellow;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:12.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>5.93</span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Measured by displacement. 6 mm of key travel yields 35 mm of vertical hammer travel 6/35 = 5.83</span></u><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Delwin D Fandrich<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 20, 2012 12:10 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Action Ratio measuring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I use the measure points because they make the most sense to me—I've no idea how they correlate to those used by others. The most wear on a key takes place about 20 mm back from the front of the key so I assume that is where most pianists strike the keys most of the time. So that is where I start my measure. The next lever goes from the balance point to the center of the capstan. Then from there to the wippen flange center. Then to the tip of the jack where the jack contacts the knuckle. (Yes, I know the force goes first to the jack center but if you study the action model....) And then from the knuckle center to the hammershank center and from there to the tip of the hammer. Anyway, those are the points I use.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The longer the lever the less absolute accuracy matters. I usually try for the nearest half-mm. Sometimes I settle for the nearest mm.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>It's easier when you are designing an action and key set—you can take it out to 14 decimals on the computer screen if you want. Not that that makes any real difference in the real world. And you don’t have to go through any contortions to get your measurements.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>ddf<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Delwin D Fandrich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Piano Design & Fabrication<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">del@fandrichpiano.com</a> — <a href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com">ddfandrich@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Brown, David<br>Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:48 AM<br>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>Subject: [pianotech] Action Ratio measuring<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Del, David and all-<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Huge thanks for the completeness of these explanations and examples. Del, the pdf was very clear. I am on a Mac, so bins and the like come out wacky. I do notice from your example that this is yet a third way to measure key in, from balance point to front rail pin. How fussy are these in practice? Do the relationships remain constant? It would not seem so. +/- a mm? More ? Less? Thanks for all for taking daytime for this. It will take a while to digest.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Best-<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>David<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>