<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/24/2003 12:42:30 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Richard= .Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Hi folks..<BR><BR>Been thinking about this&nbs= p; particular action configuration a bit and have<BR>a few questions swimmin= g around in my mind. Configuring an action such<BR>that it has heavy hammers= with a high ratio is going to cause the need<BR>for lots of counterbalancin= g... and quite often ends up being in the<BR>form of strong somewhat randoml= y regulated assist springs. This<BR>combination of high ratio, high hammerma= ss, and low key mass has on the<BR>surface of it a couple interesting featur= es. Its essentially the only<BR>way you can achieve high top action inertia = against low key inertia<BR>while providing high hammer acceleration for key = acceleration.... which<BR>further expands the ratio of hammer for key inerti= a. It would also seem<BR>to provide for the greatest change in required fing= er force (ie<BR><<heaviness>>)  from ppp to fff  play.= ... and perhaps thats not such a<BR>bad thing ????<BR><BR>Assuming one took = the time to do a bang up job of evening out strike<BR>weights and key leadin= g... and real even assist spring adjustments....<BR>what are the downsides o= f this setup ?<BR><BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>  <FONT size=5>Fl= at knuckels from high hammer weight?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=5>  Dale</FO= NT></DIV></BODY></HTML>