Keyframe Bedding

[andre oorebeek]

And, turning the bolts tighter also increases the tension in the tone.
The bolts are in a way like tuning forks.
If you press down a tuning fork hard on a wooden surface, the tone it  
generates will intensify.
That way it is possible to 'voice' by adjusting the bolts.

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On Jul 7, 2008, at 11:35 PM, erwinspiano at aol.com wrote:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: erwinspiano at aol.com
> To: ilvey at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 2:33 pm
> Subject: Re: Keyframe Bedding
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> The key frames in modern grands all have a somewhat arched/pinched  
> key frame arrangement  front to back & end to end. Adjusting the  
> bedding bolts to a neutral position to start with & then turning the  
> bolts tighter against the key bed is where the stressing comes  
> from.  You can measure the subsequent rise at the front of the keys  
> as the bolts are being turned as  per Jon Pages suggestion.  The  
> back of the frame is held down by the dags & the ends by the key  
> blocks
>   Actually this is also a bit of a buffer or safety factor for  
> climate changes. This way the bolts will hopefully stay in contact  
> with the bed in each season & not be so prone to change with  
> humidity & temp.
>   Dale
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