Lighter or Heavier ?

[Erwinspiano@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 7/13/2002 9:22:56 AM Pacific Daylight Time,=20
collin.s@skynet.be writes:


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> Thanks, Terry, for your patient reply.
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> St=E9phane Collin.
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> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 11:33 AM
> Subject: Re: Lighter or Heavier ?
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>          Terry wrote  =20
>  You have the potential to duplicate action touchweight characteristics=20
> accurately and predictably by using Stanwood's methods/concepts. This is=20
> one of the benefits of employing Stanwood's ideas. I should think one coul=
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> take two Bechstein's of the same model, do the component touchweight=20
> balancing in the same way, correct whatever geometry needed correcting, an=
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> have two actions that are identical.=20
>   Stephanie,Terry

>>>>>>>>The Stanwood concepts are great no butts about it.  However the abov=
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statement  is only completely true and workable if the funky key geometry is=
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remedied otherwise despite the action parts chosen to defeat the wrong key=20
leverage your limitations are still to much  hammer weight and too much lead=
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in keys. I'm working with a 1920 Baldwin 5 ft. 8 inch grand that proves the=20
point. Keys are full of lead in the bass with 4 leads still at note 40.=20
Horribly heavy static touch weight ,70-80 grams
     I moved the capstans 3/8 of an inch to try to overcome the key leverage=
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and match the only  choice of shank and wippen for this odd beast available=20
and I still had to shoot for low hammer /strike weights. Note 4 needed no=20
more than  8 grams ,note 16- 7.5 grams note 40-6.5 grms ,you get the idea. =20
Even at this I'll only be able to remove 1 or possibly 2 leads in the bass.=20
(7-8 per key)
    The true fix would be new keys and leverages to match the parts availabl=
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which wasn't an option in this case. I tried.
   It will work but I've never moved capstans that far. Wow!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dale Erwin>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

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> | Terry Farrell
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> | From: "St=E9phane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
> | To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> | Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:42 AM
> | Subject: Re: Lighter or=20


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