<HTML>In a message dated 7/13/2002 9:22:56 AM Pacif= ic Daylight Time, collin.s@skynet.be writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> Thanks, Terry, for your patient reply. Stéphane Collin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 11:33 AM Subject: Re: Lighter or Heavier ?          Terry wrote   <BR= > You have the potential to duplicate action touchweight characteristics accu= rately and predictably by using Stanwood's methods/concepts. This is one of = the benefits of employing Stanwood's ideas. I should think one could take tw= o Bechstein's of the same model, do the component touchweight balancing in t= he same way, correct whatever geometry needed correcting, and have two actio= ns that are identical.   Stephanie,Terry</BLOC= KQUOTE> >>>>>&g= t;>>The Stanwood concepts are great no butts about it.  However t= he above statement  is only completely true and workable if the funky k= ey geometry is remedied otherwise despite the action parts chosen to defeat = the wrong key leverage your limitations are still to much  hammer weigh= t and too much lead in keys. I'm working with a 1920 Baldwin 5 ft. 8 inch gr= and that proves the point. Keys are full of lead in the bass with 4 leads st= ill at note 40. Horribly heavy static touch weight ,70-80 grams      I moved the capstans 3/8 of an inch to try to overc= ome the key leverage and match the only  choice of shank and wippen for= this odd beast available and I still had to shoot for low hammer /strike weights. Note 4 needed no mo= re than  8 grams ,note 16- 7.5 grams note 40-6.5 grms ,you get the idea= .  Even at this I'll only be able to remove 1 or possibly 2 leads in th= e bass. (7-8 per key)     The true fix would be new keys and leverages to match the= parts available which wasn't an option in this case. I tried.    It will work but I've never moved capstans that far. Wow! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>&g= t;>>>>>>>>>>> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">| | Terry Farrell |   | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be> | To: <pianotech@ptg.org> | Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:42 AM | Subject: Re: Lighter or </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>