warped key

Wimblees Wimblees@aol.com
Tue, 3 Mar 1998 17:14:43 EST


Problem:  one warped key on a Baldwin console.

How it happened: 9 months ago this piano was under a leaking pipe in a church
dining room. The water cascaded from the top over the swing panel and on to
and through the the keys in the bass section.

First solution: I allowed the piano to dry out for several weeks, after which
it only needed only a few bushings to eased. Other than that, it appeard
everything was fine.
Now, 9 months later G1 is warped. It has a slight bend in it, and is rubbing
against the F. (It is leaving the F# and G# alone.

The key has a dog leg to the left. It has a key button on the underside. My
initial thought is to lay the key on its side, with the bend up, and put a
weight on the top of the bend, to allow it to straighten out. But I am not
sure if this will work. 

Any other ideas?

Willem Blees  RPT
St. Louis


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