D.H. Baldwin

[David ilvedson]

List,

I tuned a D.H. Baldwin 5'10" grand today.  The action felt 
terrible and while servicing I noticed it had helper springs on 
the wippens.  Then I noticed only one key lead in the bass up 
to tenor then none.  Obviously the helper springs are a big 
savings in manufacturing over weighing off the keys.  I didn't 
take down/up weight but it was heavy with lots of up weight.  
Can this be made to play with just the helper springs?  Of 
course the hammers are big and heavy with little weight 
removal done in the factory.  

David I.
David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net