Nichols wrote: > > New key buttons, and/or shoes, would be a guaranteed improvement for > sure. > We've seen solid evidence of increased stiffness in sound boards, with > the application of penetrating epoxy. That's why I was hoping someone > had experience with stiffening keys. Well, I'll be interested in any tricks that come up for sure. But I would think that soundboard stiffness and key stiffness are pretty much different puppies. The keys are, I imagine under stresses that would tend to break down this kind of stiffning help, where as the sound board not so much. But perhaps this musing is incorrect. >> I dont really think theres a cheap and easy way of dealing with this >> effectively, but perhaps some of the more experienced woodworkers >> have some good suggestions. >> >> My diagnostics tools to confirm this is first a general sense of >> action compliance, then simply check the keys themselves. > > > Oh yeah, WE can diagnose flexi-key easily with a quick exam. My > question is more along the lines of translation and interpretation of > "artist speak". I've always found it entertaining to decipher what it > is that "they" are trying to tell us when they have a complaint... or > situation, or whatever. I think one is forced to simply gain experience and be able to relate to action compliance issues pretty directly. In my experience too little compliance usually equates to a sensation of not being able to get any real power, to much is often accompanied by complaints of the action feeling stiff. But as to date I dont think anyone has tried to assemble any hard data on the subject. Opens up for a good discussion tho Guy, just how do techs experience action compliance problems in general, and specifically keys that are too flexible (or not) Cheers RicB > > >> RicB > > > Thanks, > Guy > > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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