Baldwin 6000

[Stickney, Jeff P]

Del & Roger,
	Thanks for your ideas.  I think I'll try weighting one damper and
putting a trichord on another - or maybe I'll end up doing both.  And I'll
braid the back scale (sorry for calling it waste length, Del).  Voicing the
beast down will probably help by not putting so much energy into the string
in the first place.  Perhaps the biggest obstacle will be getting Baldwin to
pay for it.  I'll let you know what worked.

Jeff Stickney, RPT
University of Montana
jpage@selway.umt.edu


-----Original Message-----
From: Delwin D Fandrich [mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:44 AM
To: caut@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Baldwin 6000


Jeff,

Start by braiding off the backscale. Then go back to the archives and/or the
Journal and read what I've written about adding mass to the damper wires.

Del

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stickney, Jeff P" <StickneyJP@mso.umt.edu>
To: "Caut (E-mail)" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: August 15, 2002 8:22 AM
Subject: Baldwin 6000


> List,
> I have a Baldwin 6000 with the following problem.  The dampers in
> the midrange do not shut off the high harmonics after release of the key.
> They can be stopped by pressing on the damper or touching the string with
a
> finger.  I tried moving the damper up on the wire and it helped a little,
> but did not totally eliminate the ringing.  The springs seem plenty strong
> and the dampers follow when the string is depressed, so everything seems
to
> be in good working order.  The piano also has a low frequency "ghost"
sound
> after a chord is released - that after-ring I would usually associate with
> an old upright with worn-out dampers.  This piano is only a couple of
years
> old.  Two other factors I have noticed that might come into play - 1) the
> piano is pretty bright - hard hammers 2) there is no stringing braid on
the
> "waste length" (between the bridge and hitch pin) in the bass or
> tenor/treble area.
> The low-frequency "ring" might be attributed to the lack of
> stringing braid (?) but the high harmonics not shutting off in the middle
> section (F above middle C is the worst - flat damper) has me perplexed as
to
> a solution (new felt, new piano?).  I have contacted Baldwin on this, and
> although they sounded like they would try to be helpful, it has been two
> weeks with no word.....any ideas from the list would be appreciated.
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff Stickney, RPT
> University of Montana
> jpage@selway.umt.edu
>