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Keyboard Touch Weight of Duo-Art Grand Piano
By Bruce Grimes

I need to add a little to my comments in the 130118 MMD about the work
David Snyder did on my Steinway D action.  Anyone wanting to view the
process of the rebuilding may access it at:
    http://snyderspianoservice.com

I built the long-play spool box prior to lengthening the piano so that
we could build the piano to the proper length around the spool box.

David Snyder wrote me this:

    "I used the photos/drawings that Mel sent me as a guide to key
    length and overall dimensions.  I then developed a new balance
    point to make the keys play more like a normal action.  Hence, your
    keyboard is not an exact duplicate of Mel Septon's piano.  I then
    designed the piano re-lengthening around the new keyboard that I
    had made by a key maker, keeping in mind the dimensions that
    Mel provided and the case design elements that you wanted.  Your
    piano isn't an exact copy of what originally existed.  It is a
    hybrid that sought to improve the aesthetics as well as the
    functionality of the piano."

This sets the record straight for the MMD.

Tockhwock (a.k.a. Geoffrey Kaiser)


(Message sent Mon 21 Jan 2013, 15:53:45 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Duo-Art, Grand, Keyboard, Piano, Touch, Weight

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