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Hi Ed,<br>
Grip the regulating button with a pair of parallel pliers and drive the
screw further into the button. A very common problem with Baldwin
Grands.<br>
SF10 should regulate at 1 7/8" blow at .400" dip.
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If you still have a problem, check the magic line. capstan should bisect
the line at half blow.<br>
It would not be the first one that I have found with the wippen rail set
incorrectly. Don't have my note book with the spreads handy. But
setting the spread at half blow, and the magic line, usually works for me
in most cases.<br>
Hope this helps.<br>
Roger<br><br>
At 05:59 PM 1/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>I've just
been puzzling over a 1980's SF-10.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>It is a very good sounding Baldwin, made in the
Conway factory.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>BUT, there is an action problem.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>When dip is set to a standard block (Steinway),
there is very excessive aftertouch.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>The owner says it has always been like
this.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>When I lower the capstans to decrease
aftertouch, the shanks knock on the repetition lever regulating
screw.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>The only choice is excessive aftertouch or
shallow dip. </font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>The prof. does a lot of performing, so he wants
standard keydip on his practice instrument.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Something is wrong with this instrument.
Possibly the string height is low, and they let it go?</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>I could shorten the hammer bore distance...or
just file down the hammers?</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Is there some regulation, shimming or rail
adjustment I'm missing?</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Thank you.</font><br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Ed Sutton</font></blockquote></body>
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