Grand keys too short?

[Keith A. McGavern]

Part of Fred Scoles's post:
>...The action placement
>has apparaently never been re-adjusted from factory settings.  I think
>the dampers worked for years because the 1/4" thick lifter felts extended
>past the key wood about 1/16" and didn't fail until recently.  I am
>considering extension of all keylengths by about 3/8" by glueing small
>blocks of wood, or pieces of veneer before glueing in new felt on each
>keystick.  This will involve some time and damper reregulation.  Am I
>missing something major, as I have never heard of this problem before?

Unless you can find something else that is obviously in error, sounds like
you have a good idea for rectifying this situation.  Maybe you could move
the keyframe back towards the dags somewhat without affecting the voice of
the piano, but you probably already decided against that.  Whatever
correction you choose or is necessary, obviously the best route would be
the one that would cause the least amount of additional work.

Keith A. McGavern, RPT
kam544@ionet.net
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA