<!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 size=2>I don't know what might be a good BW = for an upright. I have lots of questions about balancing an upright action. = Rumors have it that David Stanwood is looking into upright action = balancing. In your case you have a lot of UW, if you don't have too much lead in the = keys now, you could add a little lead to the front of the key to get the DW down = to 50g or so and still have over 30g UW. How does the capstan/wippen-heel-cushion interface line up - would moving the capstan help or hinder? Also, what = is the status of you butt springs - the tension there will affect things also.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do you have a picture of your Knabe? = 1890s Knabes are just awesome!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>What would be optimal balance = weight for an upright?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>My searching has revealed a = suggested lower 40's. I have a 56 gDW, 37gUW.  friction is ~10 grams. = 46gBW.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2>I'm thinking I need a 4 gram drop = in BW. Sure I know it's just an upright but I want performance. I'm thinking capstan = move.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Georgia = size=2>Kpiano</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>