Hei Stéphane On this one, the whole front rail is floating the same amount, and the thing is stiff enough that even on a hard blow you dont really feel it giving. I'm starting the action regulation today to get the thing up and running for use next week... but afterwards the action will be getting its rebuild. One other question... the damper lift pedal is not original on this. And if I adjust dampers to lift at 5 mm blow.. then the pedal doesnt have enough travel to lift the dampers up at all really. I could remove some stop felt and insert a bit extra felt to raise the pedal rod... but does anyone have an idea as to how long the lever itself and what the ratio is suppose to be ? Cheers RicB Hi Ric. I face the same thing with my latest Knabe 1877 : the keybed is divided into many pieces, at the back obviously to conjure humidity swings, and at the front, indeed, same : the front side of the keybed is mobile, and is floating, unless you screw it tight enough to contact the keyframe. I don't believe that it goes about facilitating the shift movement. Most obvious effect for me is 1° thump sound, and 2° finger landing feeling. I'm sure there are some sound issues behind. Best regards. Stéphane Collin.
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