That also sounds likely. It did seem to be a resonant thump. Mind you it did it on light blows too. Andrew On Dec 23, 2008, at 10:31 AM, Bob Hohf wrote: > > >>>> What bothered me was excessive action noise, thumping on every >>>> key. It started to stand out in the midrange >>>> so I pulled the action thinking there must be foreign objects or >>>> bedding issues. No FOs but bedding might be an >>>> issue, no glides. >>>> >>>> Is this a typical feature of Baldwins or is this likely a bedding >>>> issue? > > If your thumping has a pitch, it may be the wooden hammer rest rail > that has > just the right length and stiffness to resonate when the shanks > strike it. > If this is the case, you may be able to mute it by putting some soft > felt > pads between the rail and the nuts on the rail supports. If this > doesn't > work, you may have to make a new rail that doesn't resonate. > > Bob Hohf > >
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