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[David M. Porritt]

Newton:

I'd guess from the 33-note bass that it is either a Howard or a
Monarch.  Both were Baldwin products.

dave

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On 5/25/02 at 10:24 PM Newton Hunt wrote:

>Dear Friends,
>
>I have regulated a small 4'8" piano from maybe the '20s and I am
having a
>rough time of it.  It is overly worn, the keys chuck like crazy and
the
>touch
>weight was impossible, 50+ to over 60 BW.  I increased the action
spread
>to move
>the wippens to center on the capstans and straighten the "magic
line". 
>Balance
>weight now in the 40s to early 50s.  Manageable.  Most bass keys
only have
>one
>lead weight so since this is a quick job (I _thought_ it was going
to be)
>I will
>use Jiffy leads instead of leading the keys.
>
>This piano has a "Baldwin" plaque on the fall board.  It is not a
Baldwin,
>obviously, but what is it?  I am hoping there are some folks here
who can
>identify the piano from the pictures to follow.
>
>Clues:
>
>The jack looks like a Baldwin jack.
>Trap work is all metal rod.
>Lateral plate support behind the hitch pins
>Keyblocks held in place with screws through the keyblock from the
top
>Look at the way the letoff rails is held in place
>33 note bass
>Three sections
>Music desk held with two hinge pins going into the rim with two pins
in to
>the
>stretcher
>Triangle cup at the rear of the plate
>Legs held on with two large screws each
>
>I moved the wippen rail about 3 mm.  Totally trashed what regulation
there
>was.
>
>I would like to know what monster this is and so would the customer.
>
>Thank you all.
>
>                Newton


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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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