<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It seems to me that I read some where that a well timed action gave the perception that the key bottoms out exactly  when the hammer reaches the string.  If that is true then it seems to me that that would be our ultimate goal in regulating. Regardless of the numbers. Am I wrong?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gerald McCleskey RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reggaepass@aol.com href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 14, 2008 4:42 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: basic regulating question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Just want to second Ed's priorities and protocols. <DIV><BR class=webkit-block-placeholder></DIV> <DIV>Alan Eder<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:A440A@aol.com">A440A@aol.com</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:06 pm<BR>Subject: Re: basic regulating question <DIV id=AOLMsgPart_0_e3df256d-7993-4c48-a394-86673291b571 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT> I have found that artists a FAR more sensitive to let-off irregularites than they are slight changes in keydip. If I had to alter anything to make the after-touch even while keeping the same key-dip, it would be the blow! But I submit that keydip is less important than aftertouch. At the very top of the line regulation, I alter keydip AND blow so that aftertouch is identical. When doing this, I first set the keydip to a static value and make sure all keys are equal. If, with an consistant blow, I have unequal aftertouch, I will move the keydip as much as .010" and the blow as much as .060" from the predetermined specs. The effect of splitting the difference like this,(between the dip and blow) is to make all the irregularities fall below the threshold of even the most sensitive pianists. I have never seen any pianist notice .010" difference in keydip if the aftertouch was even, but I have been called back for having less than 1/16" difference between let-offs, (Ronnie Milsap is able to tell instantly if the let-off is not exactly even, but he never noticed the slight difference in dip.) Regards, Ed Foote RPT <A href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html</A> <A href="http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html" target=_blank>www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html</A> <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>The year's hottest artists on the red carpet at the Grammy Awards. Go to AOL Music.<BR> (<A href="http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)</HTML" target=_blank>http://music.aol.com/grammys?NCID=aolcmp00300000002565)</HTML</A>> </TT></PRE></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=AOLPromoFooter> <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> More new features than ever. Check out the new <A href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target=_blank>AOL Mail</A>!<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>