[CAUT] Keydip--how deep

[Joe And Penny Goss]

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 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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