<HTML> <HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="Goldrush WebMail 2.21 20031202" name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> Sure but the touchweight is graduated too. Maybe tha= t is the necessary compensation for the change in friction. Keith Roberts On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:07:05 -0500, Sarah Fox wrote<= /b> > Hi Keith, > > <<I go with a four gram = flange friction target. Is there any advantage to having the friction of th= e flange change with the weight of the hammer? Maybe in the bass it should = be a little tighter, more stress. >> > > If you gauge friction by the n= umber of swings of the hammer, then the lower/larger hammers would automati= cally end up with tighter pinning. Since this is the traditional appr= oach to hammer flange friction (which apparently has worked well), my g= uess would be that flange friction *should* be graduated from bottom to top= , as you suggest. Using a spring gauge, you would probably need to gradu= ate between the two ends of the keyboard, so that the top has approximately= half the friction of the bottom. (Correct???) > > Peace, > Sarah > > > </BODY> </HTML>