Alan, The factory spec for spread is 4 27/64". You can move this around a little but need to keep an eye on the jack angle under the knuckle. Check the shank length from the flange center to the center of the hammer molding. It should be 5 1/8". We have a lot of those pianos here and I have found most of them to have 5" or even 4 7/8" shank lengths. If this is the case, let me know and I'll tell you what I've been doing to drastically improve these actions. Eric Wolfley, RPT Supervising Piano Technician College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati -----Original Message----- From: Alan McCoy [mailto:amccoy@mail.ewu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 4:04 PM To: CAUTlist Subject: [CAUT] Baldwin specs Hi Folks, I'm working on a 1970 Baldwin L. Anyone know what action spread these babies work well with? This one has a consistent 4.40" spread. Capstans are centered under the wip cushions, but with the keys at rest the contact point is on or very slightly above the line of convergence. Key ratio is 0.55-0.56. Thanks. Alan -- Alan McCoy, RPT Eastern Washington University amccoy@mail.ewu.edu 509-359-4627 _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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