---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi Jeff, Wim raises a point re: the keybed, It is made from laminated poplar with a 1/8" maple cap. You could be dealing with delamination, hence the bulge. If that is the case you will never get a stable key bedding job. There will be gremlins lurking there long after you are gone. The Baldwin keybeds are fairly simple to change, so budget on a new one. Regards roger At 05:21 PM 8/23/02 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 8/23/02 1:37:26 PM Central Daylight Time, >jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu writes: > > >>But mold has >>already built up in the keybed and frame and keys in the affected area. > >Jeff > >The more you write about this, the more it is starting to look like either >a complete rebuild is in order, or even a replacement. With as much >moisture that the action got, the least you should do is replace the >entire action, keyframe and all. There is not telling what effects all >that water has on the wood. Even years from now, when it appears all the >wood is dry. It will warp, split, or glue joints will come undone. It will >be a nightmare trying to keep the action going. > >Then there is the keybed. You say it has mold growing on it. Again, if the >keybed has gotten wet, the drying out process is going to take years. Thre >is a good chance it will warp and buckle, which will make action >regualtion difficult, if not impossible. . Yes, you might be able to >replace the keybed, along with the action, but are you really set up, much >less qualified, to do all of that work? (I know I would be hesitant to do >that much restoration.) > >Just having to deal with the action and keybed will make replacing the pin >block and strings seem like a piece of cake. I think you should warn your >chair that this piano is most likely a complete loss, and that he should >start thinking about replacing the piano, instead of trying to fix it. > >Wim Roger ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/77/f3/1c/dc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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