Shallow repetition

[Jon Page]

At 08:37 AM 04/06/2000 +1000, you wrote:
>G'day list (A bit of Aussie culture)
>I have a client with a ten year old Steinway "B" and I am having trouble 
>satisfying his desire for faster repetition or more specifically shallow 
>repetition, by which I mean the ability to repeat the note while only 
>lifting the key minimally.  The action is regulated pretty much to factory 
>specifications with the exception of the repetition springs which are a 
>little on the strong side (owners request).  Any pearls of wisdom will be 
>greatly appreciated.
>
>Jarred Finnigan
><mailto:jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au>jfinnigan@optusnet.com.au


Two things come to mind:
too many leads in the front of the key and
the jack ending up too far from the knuckle at the end of the key stroke 
(leverage is high).


Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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