Setting let-off blindly (wasY-C Aftertouch)

[Newton Hunt]

<< What do you use to check let-off without measuring?  I would be
interested in learning about that.  >>

I preferto use strips of magnetic plastic that is about 1/16" thick. 
This is available from sign makers and from science project supply
houses.  I place these strings under the strings at the strike point and
use a hook (made from coat hammer wire) to lift the hammers to the
guage.  I then adjust the letoff until I can just feel the jack rub the
knuckle.

I use tape to hold the strips under the bass strings.

I set the letoff a little snug in the treble to just a whisper of
contact in the bass, hence my letoff is tapered from bass to treble.

I have used this for years since I prefer to regulate at the piano
instead of the shop or on a bench.

I have taught this tecnique to the visually impaired for years.

	Newton
	nhunt@jagat.com