Yes, it is.... And another question I don't hear being asked is about just how much weight do the new Renner damper levers--and the WN&G damper levers, for that--add when compared to the original non-articulated sostenuto type levers? Roughly double. It can be fixed but it's extra work we shouldn't have to do. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2012 11:16 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Damper tray block On 9/29/2012 12:40 PM, Mike Spalding wrote: > Do I detect a bias in the wording of your question? Nope, and it wasn't a question. <G> It just seems to me that a group that would sit in silence as someone seriously suggests that a unison that is out of level will adversely (even perceptibly) affect letoff on shift needs some consciousness recalibration, and this strikes me as a valid practical point that has never been addressed on list or anywhere else I'm aware of. Level under levers at rest present minimum friction, and at the bottom of the key stroke, they rock up on the key end and change the lift ratio presenting more resistance. Is that a good thing, or a bad thing, and why? THAT, is definitely a question. Ron N
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