[CAUT] Which S&S replacement action parts?

[Richard Brekne]

I've been finding that if there is one particular component of the 
action where a <<firmness-low-friction-no-wobble>> condition is without 
a doubt big desirable its in the key travel itself.  I  run into various 
vague complaints about control issues when the hammer shanks are too 
friction-free.  In fact I always opt for as firm a hammer travel as I 
can get away with because it yields an apparent increase in the 
solidness (for lack of a better term) of the tone. Much easier to 
maintain exact hammer mating and related voicing issues that way.  
Chris's comment is not an unknown one to me... but its not because the 
thing is actually to even playing.... IME it falls into that category of 
comments one has to get a closer explanation for from the pianist.  The 
more even you can get the actual mechanics of the action... the easier 
it seems to achieve and maintain a good even voicing.  I've never 
experienced anyone making any kind of a comment that I could trace back 
to something negative about the instrument being "too even".

Cheers
RicB

            Beware of the "it's too smooth" complaint. Actually happened.
            Chris Solliday rpt



         > Fred:
         >
         > I don't have an answer to the firmness-low-friction-no-wobble
        thing but
         > there is an advantage to even friction in even touch weight.  The
         > highest compliment I feel I can get is when a pianist says
        "it's so
         > even!"  If all the shanks are firm, sound good, no wobble
        etc. but the
         > friction is uneven you miss that compliment (and I like that
        one!)
         >
         > dave
         >
         > David M. Porritt, RPT