Action Ratio and Dip and Blow and Etc.

[Farrell]

Hi Jon, thanks for the input. Comments below:

Terry Farrell

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> What is the knuckle radius?
> If you can bump it out to 17 or 18mm
> you can increase the dip and get rid of some lead.

So you are of the opinion that my dip is undesirably small? How can you be 
so smart to know that this action had lots of lead in the keys?  ;-)

16mm. I'll look to see if there is room in the rep lever window. Getting rid 
of lead would be good, I think. I have reduced the lead from six in the bass 
to 4-1/2, but that is still a fair bit of lead compared to the ideal of 
three in the bass to none in the treble.

> Maintain about a 90 degree angle between the jack and shank at rest.

I think it's close to 90 degrees now - I'll look to see how moving the 
knuckle out further will affect things.

> Is the wippen flange centers at a good height? Usually 2 1/2" below the 
> HCH.

I'm trying to imagine what HCH could be - and am failing. What is HCH?

> Jon