Keyboard frame question

John Delacour JD@Pianomaker.co.uk
Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:33:42 +0100


At 07:31 22/10/01 -0700, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:


>Interesting. During the 70s and 80s S&S practice was to bed the keyframe
>with the ends just off the keybed surface so that the blocks would pull them
>down slightly when seated and screwed in place. The idea, I was told, was to
>be sure the front rail would remain snug to the keybed surface even if the
>rail were to warp slightly.

This is the way Kluge still make them today for Hamburg.

JD




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