grand checking adjustment

[Greg Newell]

Brittney,
         When you play the piano do you lift the 
hammers up to strike the string then hold the key 
down for sustain? I say strike the key. It should 
be adjusted as if you were playing it. The end 
criteria is always how it feels to the player.

all the best,
Greg Newell



At 07:13 PM 8/28/2007, you wrote:
>I have been taught two different ways to adjust 
>grand checking, and I would like y'all's opinion 
>on which you think is more accurate.
>
>1.  Strike the key, see where the hammer checks, and adjust accordingly.
>2.  While holding the key down, lift the hammer, 
>and let it fall into a checked position.
>
>If I make everything even with method 1, then 
>re-assess with method 2, checking is uneven... and vice versa.  Advice, please.
>
>Brittney

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