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<DIV>Comments interspersed below. Still trying to make sense of all =
this.
Thanks.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: "Richard Brekne" <<A
href="mailto:richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no">richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no</=
A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: "PTG" <<A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 11:37 AM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: June Journal and FW's</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>> <BR>> <BR>> Bill Ballard wrote:<BR>> <BR>>
><BR>> >He actually has four, with an FW Min at the base. =
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000>Four Front Weight Curves. Right? FW Min at =
the base and
FW ceilings at the other extreme???</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>>Of course such <BR>> >curves might seem arbitrary =
without
good mechanical or ergonomic <BR>> >explanation for their =
derivation. But
even if arbitrary, they are <BR>> >constant benchmarks against =
which to
plot things.<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>> <BR>> I sure would like to =
see
these other three.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000>Hey, the more the merrier! Bring it =
on!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>> The one that was included with the<BR>> Touchweight =
kit
distributed by Pianotech has nothing to do with maximums really<BR>> =
and its
easy to see how they were derived. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800000>Now what are you referring to here Richard? =
The FW
ceiling figures? If so, what do you mean "nothing to do with maximums =
really"
and how is it "easy to see how they were derived."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>>The other three, and how they were<BR>> derived would supply =
perhaps
some answers to some questions that still seem to<BR>> be hanging
around.<BR>> <BR>> RicB<BR>> Richard Brekne<BR>> RPT =
NPTF<BR>>
Griegakadamiet UiB<BR>> </DIV></BODY></HTML>