Tripping, (was METHOD)

[Bill Ballard]

At 9:31 AM -0400 7/2/00, A440A@AOL.COM wrote:
>The drop and the let-off are set to the same distance, (the least amount
>possible without the hammer reaching the string's excursion zone while
>touching either the jack or balancier).

I assume that to get the let-off just shy of this excurson zone, you're 1.)
holding the damper up with the sostenuto, 2.) giving a hard blow with the
hammer and, immediately afterwards 3.) slowly raising the hammer (by the
key) to hear any sign that the hammer has crossed into the excursion zone.
Or do you have another indicator for this excursion zone?

Bill Ballard, RPT
New Hampshire Chapter, PTG

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