basic regulating question

[Farrell]

I feel relieved to read your post Ed. I was a little hesitant to respond 
because, even though I consider my regulation skills to be at a functional 
level, I do not consider them to be excellent/advanced. But what you 
describe is close to what I do. I have to admit that I have made up for most 
irregularities with dip. But I suspect you are spot on with your technique 
of splitting irregularities between dip and blow. That should indeed make 
things smoother. Thanks for commenting.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Gregor writes:
>
>>I never regulate aftertouch but first
>
>> at all key height and key dip. For me, key dip is not negotiable in
>
>> the meaning of having a window of 9.5 to 10.5 mm but of course for
>
>> *all* keys the same. At least for the white keys. I accept small
>
>> differences for the black keys.
>
>        Why do you accept small differences in some of the keys?
>
>>For me, aftertouch is not a measure to regulate but the result of all
>
>> the other regulating steps. If aftertouch is uneven, I correct it
>
>> with slight adjustments of let-off, but never of white key dip
>
>> (that is what I mean by *not negotiable*). >>
>
>         I have found that artists a FAR more sensitive to let-off
> irregularites than they are slight changes in keydip.   If I had to alter 
> anything to
> make the after-touch even while keeping the same key-dip, it would be the 
> blow!
> But I submit that keydip is less important than aftertouch.
>      At the very top of the line regulation, I alter keydip AND blow so 
> that
> aftertouch is identical.  When doing this, I first set the keydip to a 
> static
> value and make sure all keys are equal.  If, with an consistant blow, I 
> have
> unequal aftertouch, I will move the keydip as much as .010" and the blow 
> as
> much as .060" from the predetermined specs.  The effect of splitting the
> difference like this,(between the dip and blow)  is to make all the 
> irregularities
> fall below the threshold of even the most sensitive pianists.
>    I have never seen any pianist notice .010" difference in keydip if the
> aftertouch was even, but I have been called back for having less than 
> 1/16"
> difference between let-offs, (Ronnie Milsap is able to tell instantly if 
> the
> let-off is not exactly even, but he never noticed the slight difference in 
> dip.)
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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