[CAUT] Keydip--how deep

[Bob Hull]

As you consider how much dip is permissable; Consider
which is more important: the responsiveness of the
action (its ability to recycle with speed and eveness
from note to note) or the amount of volume/power you
can get.  

In order to get more afterouch if needed, would you
lean more towards getting enough aftertouch by raising
the hammer and tweaking other specs rather than making
the key dip too dip and interfering with the pianists
ability to quickly recycle the key and the action?  

No matter how much power in volume the piano is
capable of, the pianist will not be happy if the
action does not respond with quickness and
reliability.  

Bob Hull

--- Wimblees@aol.com wrote:

>  
> In a message dated 10/11/2005 1:21:07 PM Central
> Standard Time,  
> piano57@insightbb.com writes:
> 
> I suppose what it really comes down to is how  much
> difference in power there 
> would be between 1 7/8" blow and 1 3/4"?  
> Significant?  This is a really big 
> hall (a bit less than 3500 seats), so  power is an
> issue.  
>  
> Right now (with Crescendo punchings) dip is at 
> .401" (my .391 block with a 
> .010" punching added), blow around 1 3/4" with 
> .030" aftertouch.  It feels a 
> lot better <to me> than when the blow  was at 1
> 7/8", though I didn't have any 
> complaints when the dip was  deeper.  I did go back
> and read a bunch of stuff 
> in the archives about  dip and folks reported that
> they didn't have complaints 
> about deep dip, but I  don't recall anyone getting
> real specific about how 
> deep they were  actually willing to go.
>  
> Thanks for sharing your experience,
>  
> Barbara Richmond, RPT  
> 
> 
> 
> Blow should be closer to 1 7/8" Dip should be in the
> .400 range, as has  been 
> mentioned, as long as you have after touch. 
>  
> One thing I try for, and have had no complaints, is
> a real tight let off. I  
> try to get as close to the string as possible, less
> than 1/16", which then  
> also allows you to reduce drop slightly, which give
> you a little more  breathing 
> room for the aftertouch. 
>  
> Wim 
> 




	
		
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