[CAUT] Thumping Baldwin SF

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Depends on what you mean by thump <g>
Key beding, 
Dampers going too high and comming back down to thump your fingers,
Hard felt at the back of the keys,
loose hammer cushion rail too high.
There must be others.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Anderson" <andrew at andersonmusic.com>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 6:33 AM
Subject: [CAUT] Thumping Baldwin SF


> I was called to tune a Baldwin SF yesterday.  It tuned up beautifully  
> with a nice really clean treble.
> 
> What bothered me was excessive action noise, thumping on every key.   
> It started to stand out in the midrange
> so I pulled the action thinking there must be foreign objects or  
> bedding issues.  No FOs but bedding might be an
> issue, no glides.
> 
> Is this a typical feature of Baldwins or is this likely a bedding issue?
> 
> Andrew Anderson.
> 
> On Dec 23, 2008, at 5:40 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:
> 
> > CAUTerized folks,
> >
> > For those of you who are curious about where I work, "Christmas at
> > Luther" is being broadcast several times this week on public TV.
> > (check your local listings)  I watched the first airing last night.
> >
> > The old piano is only featured in one number, and the organ not at
> > all, but there is a lot of singing.
> >
> > Wim -  two kids in the bell choir are or were in my church bell choir,
> > including my current stand partner.
> >
> > -- 
> > Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT
> > Luther College
> > Decorah, IA
> >
> 
>