<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 10/31/02 7:47:47 PM Central Standard Time, bradley@rice.edu writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Can someone please help me better understand drop? I understand all the basics; what I would like know is what can be gained or sacrificed with slight deviations from the standard. My question relates specifically to concert level pianos.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">At this point I am just setting the drop so that repetition arm touches the drop screw at the same time that the jack tender touches the letoff button.</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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Bradley M. Snook<BR>
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That's the correct adjustment. But since you can't see that happening, without craning your neck, the best way to make that adjustment is to press the key down, past let off, and let the hammer drop about 1/16". <BR>
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Wim </FONT></HTML>