Baldwin 9' bushing removal

[Farrell]

Wow, I thought I had seen most of the biggest extremes. Please tell us more 
about the leading in this thing. Like what is the DW of C88 and others? You 
might want to throw away your gram weight set and use a set of leads from a 
scuba diving belt.

Is there some totally wild geometry that would have led someone in this sort 
of errant leading direction?

Does the key move if you stand on the key front?

I've never seen anything like that. Please tell us the whole story!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> There is an unusual amount of back lead on those keys. The action must 
> weigh
> a ton. I bet it's a hard action to play. Sticker actions are usually quite
> efficient with a light to medium touch weight.
>
> The assist springs on the wippens might be too strong, hence the egregious
> amount of back lead installed. Or the owner wanted it to have a heavier 
> touch
> and back lead was the only thing that came to mind. I suggest you find a 
> tech
> who knows how to deal with assist springs and key balancing. My first 
> impression
> is that your starting with an action left over from someone who was 
> well-meaning
> and inexperienced.
> Jon Page


----- Original Message ----- 
>I have in my small shop a turn of the century Baldwin concert grand which
> needs bushings. This is a first for me with this kind of action where the
> wippens are attached to the keys.In order to remove the keys, which are
> ganged together by the wippen rail, I'd have to provide a structure to 
> keep
> them together at the front and lift the entire set off the frame. Then I'd
> have access to both sets of bushings. I know many of you  have done this
> before, so..... any words of wisdom??? I appreciate The List and the great
> experience on it.
>
> Randy Chastain