On Feb 4, 2008 3:54 PM, David Andersen <david at davidandersenpianos.com> wrote: > So---people responded to my spring strength warning with the old "when you > do *rounds of regulation* it all gets done" brush-off. When was the last > time a real-world, paid situation allowed you to do "rounds of regulation?" > Please. > > My point was, and is, this: > If you're looking for biggest radical positive change in the shortest > possible time, DO THE SPRING STRENGTH FIRST, AND PRECISELY, or the other > regulation points will not be stable, or end up where you want them. Period. > And the impact of your work will be diminished. That's the cold-light-of-day > truth; the person who puts in the foundational SMART work and uses his or > her years of homework and experience to quickly and intuitively diagnose and > execute the best signal path will win. Every time. > > Humph. Rounds of regulation, my a**. <g> > David Andersen > > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:45 PM, David Andersen wrote: > > > On Jan 29, 2008, at 2:15 PM, Leslie Bartlett wrote: > > It's not really so different than Potter or Reblitz. > > > I don't know about Potter or Reblitz, but if you regulate according to the > Yamaha 37 steps you'll have some problems. Spring strength affects almost > every other regulation point; if you don't do it very precisely first, and > then refine it later on, thing will change, and not for the better; wrong > spring strength (too little or too much) will blur and confuse the feeling > of the other precise regulation protocols. > > Blow distance, some aftertouch, then spring strength. Foist and fawmost, > kiddies. Balance is the key. > > xoDA > > > I guess that's why I prefer Kawai's circle of refinement to Yamaha's 37 steps, in the circle of refinement you are seeking to regulate/adjust/refine as needed to bring the action to the point of functioning properly rather than following a list of steps some of which may seem/be superfluous. In the circle of refinement it is not unheard of to repeat/redo and adjustment after performing some of the other adjustments, it's considered another step on the road to refinement. Mike -- Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080207/b9bd2d23/attachment.html
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