Excessive friction, as the 25 gr which you had, can produce a high touchweight measurement. To the point where you might suspect a mass or leverage problem but once the friction is brought to an acceptable range, the touchweight becomes tolerable. On a set of new knuckles which I finally determined the loose knuckle covering to be contributing2 to 6 gr friction, I bolstered them. I threaded the rug yarn on the back side of the core to draw the cover tighter and not alter the working-side contour. Regards, Jon Page
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