aftertouch

[ed440 at mindspring.com]

Dip is the complete distance that you can push the key down. A dip block is a little piece of wood, plastic or metal that you use to gauge dip.
Ed 

-----Original Message-----
>From: Karl kaputt <karlkaputt at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Dec 30, 2006 8:27 AM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: aftertouch
>
>perhaps a stupid question, but what is dip and what is dip block??
>
>Gregor
>
>
>>From: ed440 at mindspring.com
>>Reply-To: ed440 at mindspring.com, Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>>Subject: Re: aftertouch
>>Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:06:54 -0500 (EST)
>>
>>Absolutely.  Dip (which includes let-off and aftertouch) is what the 
>>performer feels directly.  Nobody will thank you if you use a half inch dip 
>>to get the blow distance perfect to specs.
>>Ed Sutton
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>> >From: David Andersen <david at davidandersenpianos.com>
>> >Sent: Dec 29, 2006 12:49 PM
>> >To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> >Subject: Re: aftertouch
>> >
>> >
>> >>          My point about measuring is that you can follow all the
>> >> suggested dimensions from the manufacturer and the thing won???t
>> >> work .I.E. see that sticker on the inside of late model Kimballs.
>> >>             Understand the process and all you need is a dip block
>> >> (s).The piano will tell you what to do.
>> >>
>> >>                         Tom Driscoll RPT
>> >
>> >Great post, Tom.  And the last line is the watchword for us all, at
>> >all times. Trust that.
>> >
>> >David Andersen
>> >
>>
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