Graded piece action sound effects

I like that sound effect for moving a piece, but is it realistic? It sounds more like a small hammer such as a piano tuner's hammer striking a maple surface.  Pieces in general have felt on the base which would make a muffled sound more realistic.

My suggestion is that the player is given the option to hold different modifier keys while moving a piece to change the action.  These can be configured in the preferences menu.

An example implementation:

Alt + Ctrl + drag piece -- A quiet careful cautious placing of a piece, barely audible

Alt + Shift + drag -- A calm but confident placing down, similar to the current default sound

Alt + Ctr + Shift + drag -- A victorious or defiantly final piece slam

Alternatively, instead of using modifier keys, the speed of the drag could automatically change the sound effect used.

I offer this idea without claiming any royalties or intellectual copyright.

i think thats true 

Definitely. So just to resummarise, as this is very important. 1. The piece sounds are kind of fake sounding. 2. A one size fits all "thwack" is leaving a lot of agressive piece slammers and timid wood pushers frustrated.