regulating Viennese actions

[Greg Livingston]

Dear Friends,

My church has a Baumbach grand that was donated (and now I know why.)  I've 
been tuning it and what a challenge it has been!  It has a Viennese action 
(hammer moves up and away from you; damper lever is attached to the key).  
As you play, you can feel the dampers drop (our organist calls it her 
Tracker action.)

The tone is very poor since the dampers sit low on the strings, and the 
slightest adjustment involves bending a wire on each key.  The dampers are 
mounted in a large frame that sits across all 88 strings, and lifts for 
service.

If you have experience regulating these grands, I'd appreciate some 
information (and so would our congregation!).

Thanks,
Greg Livingston (new PTG associate member)
Boston chapter



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