clicking baldwin

[John Ross]

Hi Wim,

If it is at contact, may'be the hammerhead is loose from very hard playing.
The centre of the keyboard would be the area that was played the most.
I ran accross this problem once, on a Yamaha, and all I had to do was remove
the heads and reglue.

Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jim krentzel" <jim_shari@ruralnet1.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: clicking baldwin


> Hi Wim,
>
> If the click is occuring at the moment of hammer contact with the string,
> and it's happening on a group of adjacent notes, and only on a hard blow,
my
> guess is that the hammer shanks are coming in contact with the spring
rail.
> If the rail is adjusted too close to the shanks, they can touch on a hard
> blow because of the bending of the shank, and not touch on a soft blow.
If
> this is the case, shimming the rail is the cure.
> Jim Krentzel
>
> At 12:40 PM 1/4/00 EST, you wrote:
> >Piano: Baldwin console  7 years old
> >Action type. Short stickers with the grommets at the end of the keys.
> >Problem: In the middle section, on a hard blow, a click.
> >
> >We have done:
> >1. tighten the screws.
> >2. changed the grommet
> >3. lubricated the nut
> >4. replaced the corfarm with leather
> >5. squeezed the fork
> >
> >What am I missing?
> >
> >Wim
> >
>
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