1-3/4" will create a more responsive touch, Alan. The longer the hammerstroke, the clumsier it feels at the key. Too short, though, and you lose volume. Thump --- Wimblees@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/19/03 9:31:39 PM Central > Daylight Time, > tune4u@earthlink.net writes: > > > Replaced hammers, shanks, butts, keytops, and > almost all felts--including > > key rest and hammer rest rail--in an old upright. > > > > I won't have any trouble getting a good-looking > and good-working key height > > based on keyslip, nameboard, and available dip but > I have to settle on a > > blow distance before going further. > > > > The set-up, with new parts, is about halfway > between 1 5/8" and 1 3/4" > > > > Does yourall's (I made up the word) experience > think that is good enough or > > should I rip out the rest rail felts and re-shim > it .... and if so, should > > I > > go for 1 3/4" or 1 7/8"? > > > > Is there a simple way to decide this, or do I need > to completely regulate 3 > > or 4 keys before I know it will work? > > > > One other factor, maybe not too relevant to the > discussion. It has long, > > tall dowel-capstan type stickers. > > > > Alan Barnard > > Salem, MO > > > > > > Alan > > Before doing any kind of major rebuilding like this, > you HAVE to take > measurements of what's there, even if you think you > can improve on it. But > since you didn't, most older uprights had a blow > distance of 1 7/8". Start > with that, and see how everything falls into place. > > Wim > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com
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