<html> <head> <style></style></head> <body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'> List,<br><br>today I tuned a Baldwin from about 1980. With a fortissimo blow there was only a poor checking and therefore some nearly bobbling hammers. I think the reason is that the catcher buckskin and the backcheck felt don´t have a strong enough grip. Or it could be that the overall geometry of the action is not so well designed. There was enough aftertouch and no problem with a piano or forte blow.<br><br> We don´t see many Baldwins here, but I guess in the USA this problem might be well known? The cather buckskin is made of a strange material, no leather.<br><br>Ever experienced that on a Baldwin (about 105 cm height).<br><br>Gregor<br><br>------------------------<br>piano technician - tuner - dealer<br>Münster, Germany<br>www.weldert.de<br> </div></body> </html>