---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment On 29-jan-05, at 18:39, Keith Roberts wrote: > Let me qualify that statement. I said it was the flex of the key,=20 > which in my inexperienced mind means larger grands are more prone to=20= > have flexible keys. Small grands are made cheaper and may have as much=20= > flex or more. I don't know. My postulate was that we have to take into=20= > account flex and delay in order to affect release velocity with the=20 > punching change. David detected no change in sound in his test. His=20 > test was only the difference between a hard punching and a soft one.=20= > The two extremes. So if on a soft blow where there would be little=20 > flex, there is also an "improvement" of tone, I would have to agree=20 > with Stephane and attribute part or all of the=A0change in sound to = the=20 > removal of a "garbage" noise. I believe Andre keeps saying the sound=20= > is clearer, not necessarily louder. ? > =A0 > kpiano Keith, This has nothing at all to do with shorter or larger keys. Think about=20= what you are suggesting : A so called 'smaller' key is about so and so long, a concert key is a=20 few cm longer. Do you really think that it makes any difference in=20 sound when you replace the front punching? I say, first try this thing out for yourself. We have a number of list=20= subscribers who have already done so for themselves and they have=20 described the results in detail. Are they making this up? why would they? I say again : first try this stuff out yourself, then talk. Give me your address, I'll send you a sample. OK? Andr=E9 Oorebeek Amsterdam The Netherlands Where 'music' is no harm can be ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 1729 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/b6/58/b6/df/attachment.bin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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