At 12:25 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote: >Two questions: > >1. Does anyone know of a tool that measures keydip objectively - ie., you >don't have to try relying on identical finger pressure for each key (an >impossibility in my experience!)? >It would also be nice to have such >an instrument for measuring aftertouch - Ron, if you used the lead weight and also used the old penny with a hole or better yet, custom assess the aftertouch needs of that particular action design, and glue a few punchings together to arrive at the desired amount (a la Mike Carraher's grand regulating class), you can get accurater and accurater. Oh, by the way, the firmer the front rail cloth punchings, the better all around. Easier to measure, and less perceived difference between light and heavy touch players.
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