<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV> <STRONG><FONT size=3>   Richard</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Please hear me & with all due respect.  I can feel that .</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>   Actually, IMHO,  an 1/8 th inc= h in damper lift timing can make a <U><FONT size=4>HUGE</FONT> </U> differ= ence in action feel especially with high ratio actions.  Frankly it doesnt' concern me what Seiler might think but rather my clients.</FONT></STRONG></D= IV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>   There is a sweet spot for ,most pia= nos, & when setting this up  I find it most often that spot to be a= t half travel when the key aciton cycle is at it's most efficient & fricti= on free spot in  movement  Picking up the damper prematurely can incr= ease the feel of touch weight or heavy touch syndrome dramatically on some actions.   I'm always looking for the optimum sweet spot when sett= ing up a custom balnced action so that I don't inadvertantly sabatoge all that fiddlin & didlin I just went thru to create a <U>very fluid</U> action feel.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  Regards</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>  DAle Erwin</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The damper timing I thought = was determined by the manufacturer.  When the key goes down it meets a co= uple of resistance points.  <FONT size=4><U>One, the end of the key cont= acting the damper lift lever (but who can feel that?)</U></FONT> , and two, the j= ack contacting the let off button. (which everybody can feel)  Since the contact between the key and damper lift lever is  what, 1/8 inch leew= ay what difference does it really make?  The most important consideratio= n is that dampers lift as a unit as the damper pedal is depressed so that â= €śhalf dampeningâ€ť can be utilized. </SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=4><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can imagine asking any of = the piano makers including Seiler who show up for the National Convention wher= e they prefer the key to hit the damper lever and why.    ---ric   <A title=http://www.pnotec.com/ href="http://www.pnotec.com/">www.pnotec.com</A> </SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>