Backchecking Height and an incredible help

[Avery Todd]

I'm not sure what you mean by the height of the backcheck being 2 mm.
Do you mean 2 mm below the hammer tail at let-off?

Avery

>At 07:51 PM 5/28/2003 +0200, you wrote:
> >At one time (I'm sorry, I repeat myself here, but it is really a long
> >time ago) my esteemed instructor Tsuji-san taught me to improve the
> >volume of sound by adjusting the height of the CFIII-S back check to
> >EXACTLY 2 mm. (it was much less because the back check was actually too
> >high). Too my astonishment the sound suddenly was - significantly -
> >louder.
> >I have since cherished and used this trick during many occasions where
> >an instrument was too soft due to whatever caused it.
> >It is an incredible help for intoneurs too because it gives us an
> >opportunity to improve and re-establish volume without fooling around
> >with the hammer felt in what ever way.
> >
> >The funniest thing is (I remember this now) that up to now, nobody in
> >Japan nor on this list, was able to explain this phenomenon.
> >So let's give it a try again?
> >
> >Antares,
> >The Netherlands
>
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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