<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1491" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andre' said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>I am sure the wippen plays a role in this but does it not play the same=20=<BR><BR>role as before? the role of a mediator?<BR>It is the = punching that causes the extra energy, not the wippen"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Andre', </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The way that it makes sense to me, is = that the key flexes and has a certain amount of "whip", (i.e. stored energy). Yes the = wippen is the mediator, but when it recognizes more energy, it responds in kind.<G> Therefore, if the stored energy of the key is Suddenly = let loose, the first thing to react to it, is the wippen. Which in turn makes the hammer/shank move faster. Which increases the amount of sound produced = with the same amount of force as a measure, so to speak. As for the clarity of = tone, derived, I'd say that the "sudden" stop causes this in some way. = Possibly focusing the energy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any how, it works and it is clear to me = that the punching is the reason. THAT, is really all I care about. The rest of = the suppositions is just more yada yada, IMO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>