The illustration in the Baldwin service manual shows the key height measured at the top of the key. ---- Zeno Wood <zeno.wood at gmail.com> wrote: > The Baldwin Piano Service Manual says the key height for the SD10 is 2 > 9/16". The sharps are set 15/32" to 1/2" higher than the naturals. It > doesn't say how this is measured. > > --- > > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 11:56 AM, nevin essex <nevin.essex at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I think Jeff is right. > > > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 5:43 PM, Jeff Tanner <tannertuner at bellsouth.net>wrote: > > > >> I want to say I'm thinking that for Baldwin, the key height spec was > >> measured to the top of the keytop. I have a roughly 10 year old Baldwin > >> service manual, but since the move from the university I haven't been able > >> to put my hands on it. It's in one of these boxes somewhere. > >> Jeff > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> *From:* nevin essex <nevin.essex at gmail.com> > >> *To:* caut at ptg.org > >> *Sent:* Sunday, July 05, 2009 9:33 PM > >> *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] Original SD-10 Key Height > >> > >> I think it the spec was 2 5/8, give or take 1/16. I worked there and made > >> the gauges, but that was 10 years ago. > >> > >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 2:56 PM, Bob Hull <hullfam5 at yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> Rebuilding the action of an SD 10 and it appears that someone has already > >>> been monkeying with this one. The balance rail pins are almost buried in > >>> the mortise. The key ht. on the old action is 2 3/4" to the underside of > >>> the keytop. Does someone know what the original specs were? The piano > >>> action handbook says 2 9/16" for Baldwin concert grand but I didn't know if > >>> the SD10 would be different than a generic older Baldwin concert grand. > >>> > >>> Also, original specs for hammer blow and dip if you know. I'll make my > >>> adjustments from there. > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks. > >>> > >>> Bob > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >
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