<div><div>Thanks for the correction. I misstated that in my haste.</div><div><br/></div><div>David Love</div><div><a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com">www.davidlovepianos.com</a></div><div>415.407.8320</div><div><br/></div></div><br><br>Ed Foote <a440a@aol.com> wrote:<br><br><br> <br>In a nutshell:<br> Lower ratios will accommodate heavier strikeweights but will regulate <br>with longer dip and blow (or both).<br> Higher ratios will require lower strikeweights and will regulate with <br>shorter dip and blow (or both). <br> <br><br>Greetings,<br>    To my terminology, the lower ratio will regulate with deeper dip <br>and/or shorter blow,<br>The high ratio will often call for the shorter dip and/or longer blow. <br> <br><br>Ed Foote RPT<br>http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html<br>  <br>