Okay, folks! Enough of the congeniality! In the words of Mae West (no relation to Richard, I'm told), "Fasten your seatbelts. It's gonna be a bumpy ride." Or words to that effect. Horace Greeley wrote: > At 10:56 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you [Ed Foote] wrote: > [snip] > > ( I know that under rapid pianissimo playing, the front rail > >felts are often not touched, as the keystroke is not carried all the way to > >the bottom. I have measured this). This way of setting keydip also takes any > >inconsistancy in keylevel out of the equation. Often? How often? How the heck did you measure the keystroke in "rapid pianissimo playing??" You got some fancy computer sensor gadget on the keyframe? Suggesting that the keys don't contact the keypunching sounds like suggesting that, if you run quickly and quietly, your feet don't touch the ground! Forgive me for being skeptical, but I am. Also, being an "accomplished pianist" (I'm B.Mus.-ed and started M.Mus.-ing, but got bored and went into tech), I *do* notice slight differences in keydip and....*and*.....keyboards with anemic aftertouch feel significantly different from those with ample aftertouch. I've discovered that complaints about heavy-playing keyboards sometimes are the result of insufficient aftertouch. Of course, if you're increasing aftertouch, you may also be increasing keydip..... -- Ron Torrella, RPT Piano Technician University of Michigan "Dese are de conditions dat prevail." School of Music --Jimmy Durante 734/764-6207 (office/shop) 734/763-5097 (fax) 734/572-7663 (home)
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