Lower front weight first?

Thomas Cole tcole@cruzio.com
Mon, 06 Sep 2004 21:07:27 -0700


Check to see if there is hidden leads in the keys. I think it was David 
Stanwood who said that he once found key leads behind the key fronts in 
a piano.

Tom Cole

Bob Hull wrote:

>These are questions about component touchweight
>balancing with the SmartChartTM.
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>I have put new hammers on an action and I'm working on
>getting the strike weight smoothed. There are a good
>many keys that exceed the front weight ceiling. The
>leading doesn't "look" excessive like some leading
>I've seen before. 
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>A strike weight ratio of 5.5 is what I understand to
>be best for this piano. 
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>Should the front weight issue be adressed first even
>if it has to be adjusted again? The strike weights
>will need to be adjusted mostly upwards.  
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>I'll appreciate your comments.
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>Bob
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