<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>You're a literalist, I see.  I was exaggerating to make a point.  I don't really want to rehash the entire discussion again.  I said all I had to say on the subject in the original, and many others including, Bill Ballard and Ron Overs contributed their thoughts as well.  It was in interesting discussion, though, and you might find it worth reviewing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A>;<A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 4/9/2003 2:21:43 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stanwood Standards, was Upweight Maximums</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>  <P>David Love wrote: <BR> <FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1>The discussion, as I recall, had to do with how much one was willing to compromise regulation.  I am not willing to compromise regulation very much.  But I don't see the need to either.  Pushing up strike weights to very high levels simply forces you to use an assist spring in order to keep regulation specs where they, in my opinion, should be.  As it happens, I don't prefer assist springs or very high strike weights, so it's not an issue.  If, in order to use high strike weights without assist springs, you end up with 1/2" key dip, I'd have a problem.</FONT></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Well, not to put too much a point on it, I dont like to <<compromise>> the action either. And while I most certainly define that to include a wider degree of acceptable parameters then perhaps you do,  I have a hard time imagining the configuration you give here. Quite an example.... high strike weights causing a 12.7 mm key dip..... I wont even bother thinking what kind of SW-ratio we were imagining here :)</FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> <P><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">But back to reality, I am not quite sure what your distinction is between the concepts og "right and wrong", and "compomise" in this particular regard. Maybe you wouldnt mind clarifying that for me ?</FONT> <BR><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1>As has been mentioned on several occasions, Stanwood metrology is not synonymous with Stanwood design.  I use Stanwood metrology on a regular basis to assess and execute the actions that I do and recommend others use it too.  Specific designs are another matter.  We all have our preferences.</FONT></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1></FONT></FONT> <P><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Well, we certainly agree 100 % in this much.</FONT> <FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1>David Love</FONT></FONT><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"><FONT size=-1><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></FONT></FONT> <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <BR><A href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR>  </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>