the effect here is one not only of reducing weight but relieving friction from the capstan/wippen profile. A greater result along this line can be achieved with the introduction of wippen assist springs. Chris Solliday ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horace Greeley" <hgreeley at sonic.net> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] lighter touchweight > > Hi, Alan, Don, et al, > > At 03:33 PM 10/17/2007, you wrote: > >Alan, > > > >A prediction from me on the swiss-cheese effect: > >- repetition will be snappier and more reliable > >- Tone will be slightly brighter. > >- Measured touch weight will not change appreciably. > > > >I know, it's whacky, but there it is. > > > >I'll look forward to hearing about it. > > I've been doing exactly this for years, as part of standard > procedures, with the results predicted here by Don. > > Careful placement and drilling of the swiss cheese will save > headaches. Sharp Forstner bits help. > > Best. > > Horace > > > > >Don > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of > >reggaepass at aol.com > >Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 2:38 PM > >To: caut at ptg.org > >Subject: Re: [CAUT] lighter touchweight > > > >(snip) > > > >I am considering trying it on an action that I am about to rebuild for > >our piano studio. Thinking about doing the rebuild w/o the Swiss cheese > >effect, let them play it for a while that way, then pull the wips, drill > >and replace, without notifying the users (piano faculty and piano > >majors). We'll see if anyone notices an improvement without being > >steered towards it. > > > >Alan Eder >
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