rep springs

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

Wim,

At 10:50 06/06/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>I have been taught (and it says so in the regulation manuals), that the 
>rep springs should be adjusted so that there is a "gentle rise," when you 
>let up on the key. This winter I regulated all of the main pianos in the 
>school, including the piano faculty pianos, with the rep spring set to 
>give me that "gentle rise." Now, all of a sudden, piano players are 
>complaining about poor repetition, and when I check out the pianos, there 
>is almost no rise at all.

"Gentle rise" is a nebulous, generic, fudge-factor, factory CYA phrase 
which can be interpreted according to taste.

My "gentle rise" tends to be just gentle enough not to restrike the string 
on release from check.   That, along with let-off just shy of blocking, S&S 
"high as possible" checking, minimal drop and barely enough wink to get the 
job done leaves the faculty with no complaints about repetition.



Conrad Hoffsommer - mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
Decorah, IA - Designing and testing virtual flamesuits since 1993.