At 3:58 PM -0700 4/6/03, David Love wrote: >I don't see how high upweights will make the action feel lighter. The case >you describe has BW at 50. Friction of 8-10 grams is not likely in the >lower end of the piano unless the pinning is really loose. So that would >put downweights in the 60 - 65 range. Too much for my liking. It's a trick question: what makes an action feel lighter, low BWs or low FWs. Friction of 8-10g in an action *without* loose fitting centers, could only come from low SWs. A BW of 50g has to come from in any case from low FWs, but in Ri's scenario, low SWs as well. So Ric is asking, what feels lighter, a low BW because of a high FW, or a high BW because of a low FW. As I gather, the answer should come from the pianist's perception, not a set of gram weights. Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. "Can you check out this middle C?. It "whangs' - (or twangs?) Thanks so much, Ginger" ...........Service Request +++++++++++++++++++++
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