I keep missing the inclusion of the damper pedal in all this. Forgeting to keep the pedal in line just wont do at all... :)... Strikes me that damper timing is very closely related to a desirable degree of damper travel... which is again tied to pedal travel... They both have to match so that the foot likes the control moment it has over the damper system whilst at the same time the fingers like the control over the dampers they have, all the while both ending up such that the stop rail represents the same end point for damper lever travel in both cases. Its not really about anything else... certainly not about touchweight. Cheers RicB by the way David... did you know that Ilvedson translates from the Norwegian roughly to "the Son of Sick Wood" ??? grin... Cheers RicB David Ilvedson writes.. Dave, One more thing...this is easily changed back on pianos with spoons...not so easily on Steinways, Yamahas, etc....how many pianos use spoons for damper/key lift? How did you adjust the spoons for eveniness of lift with keys? David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California
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