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Re: ring height

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2017-10-25 18:16

>> but you must have at some point actually measured it to be able to give these numbers. <<

It's pretty easy to get a rough measurement with calipers since it's very low tolerance (just pressing the key with a little more or less force would change it). If you measure stuff all the time you can eyeball other things anyway so no need to necessarily measure the rings heights themselves to eyeball it.

>> Is that a reasonable way to do this adjustment? <<

Yes, as long as whatever you put between the pad and tone hole doesn't damage either of them. Although unlikely, this can change the bridge adjustment so need to check after.

Re the ring height being the same all around (i.e. parallel when pressed), the finger isn't really symmetrical from the center of where it presses the key/hole, so the ring doesn't necessarily need to be either.

Generally I go by feel, which ends up slightly higher than the chimney, leaning towards a bit higher for young kids. At least 90% of the time this is good. Other times I check with the player to see what works best for them and it's pretty rare that someone needs a very specific height but it happens.

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