----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Fox" <sarah@gendernet.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 7:41 AM Subject: Re: Key Leads and Inertia - radius > Hi Ron, > > If a radiused block were mounted to the underside of the key stick with > spring-tensioned straps, and if the radiused block had holes that fit over > positioning pins in the key frame... Then I think it would be feasible. > The key/block combo would lift off just like a conventional key. > > Peace, > Sarah > Keeping in mind that you have to make room for the radiused block. It's some taller than the simple punching arrangement. The most expedient approach--and that used by Steinway--was simply to remove the bottom plate that had previously been used. And this, of course, is what started the whole controversysurrounding this "feature." True, it gave Marketing something to crow about--whether over any real, demonstratable merit is another issue--but it also resulted in a considerably more flexible key. Especially in the bass section of the Model D. And the excessive flexibility of these keys has seriously limited the action's performance capability ever since. Del
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