[CAUT] Bedding the Patent Action

[Richard Brekne]

Hi

I have a question about the Bluthner Patent Grand Action. Is there some 
reason why the front rail should be floating about 3 mm off the keybed 
?  It actually kind of looks like this was the way the thing was 
designed.  The touch is very light and you dont get any feeling of 
spring in the keys when you play hard.  The shift mechanism is mounted 
all the way on the left side of the action and pushes just about at the 
middle of the balance rail.  Three dags hold the back rail down... and 
the front rail simply floats.  It takes quite a bit of pressure to push 
the rail down at any given place.  No cheekblock screws of course since 
these are integrated into the keyframe and move with the action when the 
shift pedal is engaged.  Kind of looks like the front rail is meant to 
float to facilitate a smoother shift of the action.

Anyone know if this is the case or do I have a warped action frame ?  If 
so... its perfectly uniform in warp from bass to treble...

Cheers

RicB