[CAUT] Baldwin R key bedding

[David Ilvedson]

Don't Ask Me How I Know...

One of the first things in Yamaha's 39 steps is tighten all screws...

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 4/13/2009 2:49:33 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin R key bedding


>Ohhh  Yeah...I discovered that! 

>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>

>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>)

>BTW...What does DAMHIK mean?  I'm so out of touch!!

>Thanks!

>Paul





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>Fred  writes:

><<  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. >>

>     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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