Joseph Garrett wrote: > DUH number two. I mean come on guys... we all know downsides of heavy > hammers. If increased wear and tear is the best ya'll can do then I dont > see why more instruments dont employ them.... but thats not at all what > I was asking about. > > RicB > > Ric, > Is this the puzzler of the month? By your tone, you already know, (what you > think), to be the answer(s). <G> No Joe :)... no puzzler... that is to say not more then that I am as much a puzzle-ee as anyone else. Just trying to get thoughts about some basic action setups that seem to have been just taken for granted for like ever. For example, one thought is that perhaps one of the origional reasonings behind whippen assist springs was to allow for the highest hammer velocity for key velocity while at the same time keeping heavy hammers and light keys. We talk daily of the action ratio.. even drop comments about what key leading amounts are desireable due to what key inertia levels they yeild... But what seemingly ignore the action inertia ratio, and just happens to be that this configuration is the one that yeilds the highest inertia ratio. Perhaps this isnt so dumb after all ??? I dont know... just musing. How does this kind of action "feel"... heavy, light... good heavy, bad heavy... how is it to controll ?? Maybe we are all barking up the wrong tree in looking at static action ratios and thinking its going to really tell us much about how the action feels and plays. Nope.. I dont have an answer... thats why I put up the question. PS The wear and tear argument about heavy hammers alone is kinda weak at best. Things wear out anyways and regardless we have to replace them. But thats another thread entirely. > > Best Regards, > Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) > Captain, Tool Police > Squares Are I > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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