<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Avery,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I've been following this thread and am very interested in the information = that you have and offered to Carol...I would be very interested in seeing the = information also.  Could you make it available to all?  If not could you = send me a copy?  Thanks in advance.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul Chick, Jr.</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:paulchick@myclearwave.net">paulchick@myclearwave.net</A></= FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Avery Todd Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 10:21 = AM To: pianotech Subject: Re: touch weight changes </DIV>Carol, I have a few = things I've saved from previous discussions on this. I'll send it to you = as an attached Word document if you'd like. Primarily basics like = Journal article dates, links to David's drawings/pictures, etc. I also = have a bunch of posts about weighing the shanks/flanges, hammers, = placement of them, etc. I could put that together too, if you'd like. Let me = know. Avery At 09:07 AM 12/13/03, you wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite">Through the years I have = sat through David Stanwood's classes on this subject, so I will now try to = find my notes and class handouts.  I never had a reason before to = really know about touch weight until now when pianos will be replaced or = not on my say so. I like being able to make decisions based upon = concrete, mathematical data - not brand names!  I will also go to = the church and measure the touch weight on the piano my client finds = appropriate so we can compare numbers on other pianos.  Apparently, it no = longer is enough that a piano action feels fine to the person buying the = piano if it can change radically after purchase! My thanks to = all who have given their imput, and I am quite ready to receive more = advice and pointed in the right directions to learning all I need to know = about friction and balance weight in piano actions. Carol Beigel</BLOCKQUOTE> </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>