>Baldwin Hamilton is the latest victim here.. >Could it possibly be a pressure bar problem?.. >The Piano sounds fine outside of this >one section. > >thanks, >roo(k) Yea, but listen to that BASS! sorry Nope, it's not the pressure bar. Check soundboard crown at the point of the problem. Negative crown=bad. Check overall bearing at the point of the problem. Baldwin's system for setting bearing in these pianos can result in almost anything. Negative bearing=bad, EXTREME positive bearing=bad. Either extreme is possible. Check front bearing and back bearing. It's very possible that even with positive overall bearing, the front bearing is zero or negative. I made a 120 mile trip earlier this week for a dealer to diagnose this very thing in a YC grand. There was positive crown in the killer octave, and positive overall bearing, but it sure sounded awful and no one was sure why until the local tech and I tracked it down. During the course of the above, look over the glue joints too, just in case. Ron N
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