He said: "Personally I'd rather compromise the hammer blow and leave the dip consistently the same top to bottom." I take this to mean use the key capstans to change the hammer to string distance so as to give enough after-touch rather than altering the key dip which would require adding or removing punchings under the keys which is a lot more work to do (especially in a grand) than just turning the capstan screw. Comprende? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andersen" <bigda@gte.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, 15 August 2002 5:39 Subject: Re: More dip in bass | > Use the after touch regulators | >(capstans) to accomplish this. It's easier to touchup the after touch doing | >it this way than futzing with paper punchings. JMHO. | > Dale | | Uhhhhhh......Dale. What the hell are you talkin' about, boy? Have you | been flushin' your Prozac again? | | Please explain the above for a mechanical idiot such as | myself..........xoxoxxDA |
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