[CAUT] Baldwin R key bedding

[Andrew Anderson]

D.A.M.H.I.K acronym for
Don't Ask Me How I Know  ;-)

On Apr 13, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:

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> Ohhh  Yeah...I discovered that!
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> What a pain this piano is turning out to be.  Good thing it's just a  
> universy (no extra expense..just my time) piano and not a  
> customer's!!!! <G>
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> Thought everything was pretty good...then discovered the right  
> action bracket wasn't all the way secured to the frame..actually 3-4  
> mm's...When that was discovered and really tightened down the stack  
> again.....,  whadythink..?. the hammers went way up on the high  
> treble !!!!!  I KNOW... START OVER!!.  The bass was still right on,  
> though!   Oh, what we learn even after so many years!!!!!  NOTICE TO  
> NEWBYS...IT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU!!!!! (and oldby's! <G>)
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> BTW...What does DAMHIK mean?  I'm so out of touch!!
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> Thanks!
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> Paul
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> Fred  writes:
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> <<  remove stack and keys; replace stack on frame; install frame
> in keybed position; turn up glides so they are all free; place a strip
> of newspaper between each glide and the keybed in turn, and adjust the
> glide until it just causes drag on the newspaper when you try to pull
> it out; remove stack, replace keys, replace stack. >>
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>     One additional thing to keep in mind with this vintage Baldwin,   
> if
> the stack doesn't sit evenly on the keyframe, it will need the feet  
> shimmed.
> otherwise, when tightened down, it will flex the frame enough to lit  
> one or
> more of the glides back off the keybed.  (DAMHIK).
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> Ed Foote RPT
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