<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ummmmm, center <EM><U>rail</U></EM> = pin?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree with you though, lead in the keys = alone isn't going to do much for tone.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV>Thomas, <BR><BR>I guess = I'm a little confused but why would anyone even <I>want</I> that? <BR><BR>At 07:40 = PM 2/25/05, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">You are absolutely = correct Barbara.  Although this piano has (well, had)<BR>Touch Design, = it was specifically installed with as heavy an action as<BR>possible to try = and 'help' the piano tone.  Lots of key lead weighting, all<BR>back = towards the center pin.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Since the keys don't have center = pins, are you saying toward the front or <BR>towards the capstan? And why would a = heavier playing action "help" the piano<BR>tone? There are other ways to help = the piano tone without doing something that<BR>"might" injure" the person = having to play on it. Like I said, I guess I'm <BR>confused. Just curious. <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Thomas = Maurice<BR>MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CCNA, CNA, CCA, B.S., M.M.<BR>528 Nottingham Rd<BR>Baltimore, = MD  21229<BR>410-566-2018<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl"> mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>Of Barbara Richmond<BR>Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 10:26 AM<BR>To: Pianotech<BR>Subject: Re: M&H BB for sale<BR><BR>Well, now, = Terry, someone COULD use Stanwood's method to MAKE a (well?) <BR>balanced = heavy action.  :-)   It'd be sort of unusual, but it's possible!<BR><BR>Sounds like a "series of unfortunate events"---misinformation,<BR>misunderstandings, perhaps someone not knowing<BR>how to diagnose or voice, confused expectations,<BR>or......something.............<BR><BR>Barbara Richmond</BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>