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<DIV> <FONT size=3>David</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3> As I think about this I must say that this remedy=
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just treating some other symptom , is it not? Like poor geometry, too
heavy hammers, or poor weigh off ...if any?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3> Dale:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Remember of course that when we measure touch weights on a grand
action, the action is usually on the bench or otherwise separated from t=
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damper assembly (say, by putting the sustain pedal on). In effect you've=
made the action feel as those the sustain pedal is on, even when it
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<DIV><FONT size=2>True enough, but we're talking about real world
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