Jack will only allow so much movement. Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5@yahoo.com> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Keydip--how deep > 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 > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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