New, Improved Baldwins

[Kent Swafford]

I was called out to see a Baldwin R less than 2 years old. The piano was
unplayable. The action was in need of thorough regulation, but the _big_
problem was that the front rail was bowed up, decreasing the key dip by
unworkable amounts. The front rail has adjustable studs in the keybed, but
the front rail was flying way above the studs, making for a rather
interesting feel while playing. I must admit I wasn't sure what to do; if I
raise the studs to bed the front rail, and adjust the height of the keys and
the front rail punchings to get correct key dip, won't I just be asking for
problems if the front rail decides to change shape again come the high
humidity of summer?

Any experience out there that could help in this situation?

Kent Swafford


on 1/25/01 6:59 AM, Pianofxrguy@AOL.COM at Pianofxrguy@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 01/23/2001 11:36:15 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
> purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu writes:
> 
> 
>> .  They were fine when they got here but over the Christmas break the
>> regulation went completely out the window
> 
> I have a couple of these grands at a small college in Mishawaka, Ind. and had
> the same thing happen. There is another piano in the same room as one of
> them, so I couldn't blame the lack of humidity control alone. Baldwin Piano
> Tech. Serv. did approve a small sum for re-regulating the entire action, so I
> assume that it has happened elsewhere. I haven't been able to determine if
> the problem is materials or what.
> John Stroup