I've seen seriously "whumping" baldwin grands and found that the heavy, cast clamps used to hold the legs on had worked loose. Some taps with a 2 1/2 lb sledge and the whumping went away. Alan R. Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: ryan sowers [mailto:pianorye@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 5:08 PM To: doepkeb@comcast.net; Pianotech Subject: Re: "Whumping" Baldwin I have a couple of clients with older model "R"s that have the same issue. There's an awfull lot of lead in the system. This seems to be the culprit. --- Brian Doepke <doepkeb@comcast.net> wrote: > I am looking for some advice before I take apart a > 1996 R series 5' 6" > Baldwin grand. It was sold by a university and has > been in the owners > care for 4 years. > > The sustain pedal mechanism "thumps" or "whumps" > when released. The > dampers all shut off the strings fine. > > What might I look for after I pull out the action? > I hope to have some > ideas before I remove the action. > > Thank you. > > > Brian Doepke > doepkeb@comcast.net > > ===== Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Pianova Piano Service Olympia, WA __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.719 / Virus Database: 475 - Release Date: 07/12/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.719 / Virus Database: 475 - Release Date: 07/12/2004
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