YC Strike Weights etc

David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
Fri, 9 Nov 2001 10:41:17 -0800


That makes more sense.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Stanwood" <dstanwood@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: November 09, 2001 5:39 AM
Subject: Re: YC Strike Weights etc


> To:David Love
>
> I think you misunderstood.  I'm not setting all the KR's to .53 I'm
setting
> the Strike Weight Ratio to 5.3.  I just measured the result and the
> difference between the sharp and natural cap lines is about 3mm/.125".  I
> don't care what the KR is.... It becomes irrelevent in reference to the
top
> action ratio anyway because when you move capstan heel lines your actually
> changing two of the three lever ratios... the key and the wippen...  It's
> SWR we are after... and that's the result of the key/wippen/shank ratios
> multiplying together as one...
>
> David Stanwood
>
>
> >From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Re: YC Strike Weights etc
>
> >By setting all the key ratios at .53 do you actually get uniform SWR in
> >such
> >a case, or does the difference between the contact points on the wippen
> >heal
> >with varied capstan lines throw that off a bit.  If you are trying to get
> >uniform SWR, wouldn't the key ratio between sharps and naturals have to
be
> >slightly different?
> >
> >David Love
>
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