> From: Jon Page <jonpage@attbi.com> > Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:25:19 -0400 > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Re: key dip, dip in..... > > André, > I too set all key dips to 10mm but would like to know one thing... > What is the consensus about where along the keystick does this 10mm get > measured, > at the front, back a little further or over the front rail pin. > > Also, are there differences between these manufacturers about the dip on > sharps. > > Regards, > > Jon Page, piano technician > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > mailto:jonpage@attbi.com Hello Jon, We should always put the key dip tool (the little plastic Yamaha or Steinway block) at the front and feel with our finger the connection with the left key and the right key because very often the keys are not horizontal but lie at an angle (because the balance rail pins are usually not exactly 90º. If the key is slightly falling to one side and you measure for instance only the right side you get a distorted picture. I have made it my custom to very fast shift the key dip measure block from left to right and my finger goes along, feeling the differences on either side. Most manufacturers use 12 mm for the sharps. friendly greetings from Antares, Amsterdam, Holland "where music is, no harm can be" visit my website at : http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/
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