Puzzeler from Seattle

[Joseph Alkana]

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Whoa! That's really out in left field! But, yes, I did see something =
added to the action. If I told you where it was I'd give away the =
answer, unfortunately.

Couple of more minutes and I am going to reveal the winner.
Joseph Alkana RPT
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  Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:56 PM
  Subject: Re: Puzzeler from Seattle


  Was there anything you could see added? If the glides were set right, =
could it be that front rail punchings were removed and the back rail was =
shimmed and the hammer line reset?=20

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    > I've seen that on a piano that had new shanks and flanges, where =
the old=20
    > shank had an old style brambach knuckle. Resultant geometry =
required someway=20
    > to get let off, hence extra long button. But no cigar here. Try =
again.=20
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    > Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 7:13 PM=20
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    > > OK. So the balancier leather was making noise and someone glued =
on some=20
    > > felt=20
    > > to quiet the knock. While they were at it, they glued on a new =
letoff=20
    > > button.=20
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    > > D! avid Love=20
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    > > OK, here's a little mystery question for you regarding the weird =
feeling=20
    > > action of a Small Baldwin grand piano.=20
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    > > I arrived today for a regulation job at customer's house. Took a =
quick=20
    > > tour=20
    > > of the action with my fingers, and proclaimed the action a mess. =
Let off=20
    > > appeared to be about a half an inch from the strings, Drop was =
really low=20
    > > and keys were pretty much evenly low from factory spec, but just =
slightly,=20
    > > dip was a very fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught =
me off=20
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    > > for a few mystifying moments: The hammers were already adjusted =
to be a 1=20
    > > 3/4" to 1 7/8" and were pretty much in a good straight line.=20
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    > > Yikes! I thought. Where am I going ! to get enough whippen lift =
from??? OK,=20
    > > that was the quickie analysis. What was wrong with the action =
set up as it=20
    > > was? Original hammers, and not too worn, by the way.=20
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