Expanding Brackets

[Jon Page]

At 10:10 AM 4/12/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Jon:
>
>Yes, some Wurlitzers had this problem.  As I understand it some have
>been made by Samick but others by Young Chang.  I replaced a set of
>brackets on a Wurlitzer about a year ago.  Unfortunately, Baldwin
>filed for chapter 11 shortly after that, so I never got any money.  I
>understand that Gibson bought the assets of Baldwin, not the company
>itself so it has no obligation to warranty anything produced by the
>Baldwin company.  In talking to a dealer he said that these might be
>decided on a case by case basis, but they don't have any obligation
>to stock sold by the Baldwin company.
>
>See how a clever lawyer can get you the assets but not the
>liabilities!
>
>dave

I called Baldwin today and they are sending the brackets. However since the 
serial number predates their
database (11 years) they will not cover installation.  So it shouldn't add 
too much to the cost of regulation
which the customer was going to pay for anyway.

Wurlitzers with the prefix "G" on the model number are Young Chang, ones 
with the prefix "C" are Samick.

One problem I will have to look into on this piano is that the hammers are 
resting on the rest felts and are
still higher than the bottom of the pin block. It is a little difficult to 
remove the action. The action spread for this
age YC would be 112.5mm although it is set to 113.5. Does anyone know the 
action elevation specs (string
plane to hammer flange center and wippen flange center)?

Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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