key dip

[Avery Todd]

Hi Andre,

I'm so glad to hear this from you. 10mm is what I always start with and then
if I HAVE to, I adjust from there, depending on the piano.

>I personally have come to the conclusion that there is actually just one key
>dip and that key dip is 10 mm sharp, and no more than 10 mm.
>All piano makers in the world have a key dip of 10 mm except the earlier
>Pleyels, Blüthners and modern Steinways.... although, when I had my lessons
>at Steinway the head technician at the regulation department told me that he
>thought a key dip of less than 10 mm on any Steinway was bloody baloney.

Avery