Baldwin PSO- I need your advice

Peter Downs peter.downs@gmail.com
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 18:37:49 +0000


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Do the Bass hammers need re-aligning? You might find that (for eg) note G i=
s
also hitting G#, which won't be too noticeable until you push the
sustain *(damper)
pedal.*
pedal.r440@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello, everyone.
> Today, I tuned a Baldwin Acrosonic console, model # 2090MAH.  It is 7
> years
> old, and had been tuned once by the dealer 5 years ago when it was
> delivered. No other prep work was done at that time.  The tone is
> unbelievably horrible, and I need advice.
>
> It sounds like a marimba being struck with a bass drum mallet; no sustain
> at
> all.  I got it stable at 440, and the tuning is good until you depress th=
e
> damper pedal - then a horrible roar of discordant echoes like I've never
> heard before belches forth from the beast.  To say that I'm dealing with
> issues of inharmonicity is putting it mildly.
>
> In the past, I have always gotten good advice from this list and I sure
> could use some now!
>
> Sincerely,
> Greg Livingston
> _______________________________________
> Gregory P. Livingston, Piano Tuning and Service
> 781-237-9178
> Piano Technicians Guild, associate member
> (Boston chapter)
>
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