Impact Lever

[Dave Bunch]

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You know, I was just waiting for some smart-alec Baldwin comment. No it =
wasn't a Baldwin, although I must say living in Baldwin country, I very =
much like to tune Baldwins except for a very few tightly pinned examples =
that seem to give the rest a bad name.

Actually, I DID get the pins to move. It is just that it seemed to =
require a lot more impacting than I would have guessed since these =
things are supposed to reduce shoulder and elbow stress. I will stick =
with it for a while to see if things get smoother.

I admit that long ago I did a floor tuning on a Baldwin console that I =
could see the thick shaft of my extension lever bending to where I =
though it was going to snap. Either the lever or the pin should have =
broken but didn't. I would like to see that piano today to see if has =
become more managable over the years.

Dave Bunch


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Kevin E. Ramsey=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:13 PM
  Subject: Re: Impact Lever


      Are you trying it on a Baldwin? HHHmmm??
      I have one of those, and it has never failed to turn pins for me.


  Kevin E. Ramsey
  ramsey@extremezone.com=20
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Dave Bunch=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 2:53 PM
    Subject: Impact Lever


    I ordered a Mehaffey impact lever from Pianotek. They sent me one of =
those adjustable weight levers as is shown in the Schaff catalog. A =
rather presumptuous substitution, but I thought I would give it a try on =
my own vertical with typical "new piano" pin tightness.

    With the weight all the way to the end I would bang this thing over =
and over without the pin moving. This is not good. Is this particular =
lever too light? Is the Mehaffey heavier? Does anyone who has tried both =
have any insight?

    Dave Bunch

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