<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Terry, No I didn't. Mine was the joke = comment. The list either knows nothing about uprights or the disdain is stifling. = I appreciate that you expressed an interest.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Michael's comment on the S&S DW = gives a better target for me. I'm surprised at the amount of friction. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I don't think we should use Grand = weighting as the criteria for what makes an upright the most enjoyable to play. The = grand DW is affected by the friction at the knuckle which is determined by the = hammer weight and the friction of the shank centerpin. The more the = f</FONT><FONT face=Georgia size=2>riction and weight in the bass compounds the = friction at the knuckle and forces a graduated touchweight. This doesn't necessarily = mean it's better. The upright hammer doesn't have the force of gravity to overcome = in the same way as a grand and so makes an evenly weighted keyboard possible. A = heavy DW means the fingers get tired quick. The left hand in particular. A = light flinging action would be more conducive to bass trills, tremolos, and = rifts such as Clementi, maybe even that Steinway artist with the filed down = hammers, Horowitz? The heavy hammers on grands now make it so you have to work = out at the gym to play Christmas carols. OK, I've tried to stir up some, uh, = controversy. Hopefully the semantic police won't bury me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>Basically with this action, I want to = lighten up the touch weight with the geometry first.  That's why I want a = target weight so I can maximize the capstan move if it looks as if  the = goal weight will still have to be adjusted with lead. 40 to 41 gram BW = is what I'm liking right now. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>kpiano</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>I think you = misinterpreted my comment. I do not question doing high-level work on an upright, but rather = I'm an very interested and I think a quality upright is very much worth putting = the effort into it. </FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>