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<DIV>I've had some where the maple shoes come loose from the key. Big =
time
noisy!</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell <SPAN =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca =
href="mailto:baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca">jolly
roger</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 20, =
2001 12:07
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Quieting Grand =
Action
Noise</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi
=
Tom,<BR>  =
; A
lot of that noise is probably coming from the keys. The =
maple
shoes ( balance rail holes) coming from a damp climate and going to to =
extreme
dry climate tend to loosen and make a racket. I size the =
holes
with half white glue and water, and leave over night for the glue to
harden. Then size and fit the keys the next day.<BR><BR>Samick =
products
often come from the factory with over sized BR holes.<BR><BR>Regards
Roger<BR><BR>At 01:56 PM 9/19/01 -0400, you wrote: <BR><FONT =
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<BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite">List: <BR><BR>The noise of the action =
parts
settling after releasing the keys on a client's 1978 Baldwin R is =
more
noticeable the last few years after it was moved to the desert in =
Grand
Junction from Florida. I noticed the same thing on my 1970 =
Yamaha G3
after moving here from San Francisco. The back rail felt on =
the
Baldwin looks pretty compressed compared to the ends that are not =
receiving
the blows from the key ends. On the Yamaha, the back rail felt =
still
seems pretty cushy and I think a lot of the noise is from the =
knuckles
bouncing/hitting on the rep lever. Hammer flange friction on =
both
pianos is 4-7 swings, so those aren't rattling I don't think. =
<BR><BR>Any
thoughts and experience others have on trying to quiet actions would =
be
appreciated. Once knuckles get hard, can they be =
softened? How?
Does replacing back rail felts help much? <BR><BR>Come =
to think
of it, I also have a client with a brand new 6'1" =
Kohler/Campbell(Samick)
that makes a big racket when releasing the keys, and a Baldwin M at =
the
college and ..... :) <BR><BR>Thanks! <BR><BR>Tom Merrill, =
Associate
<BR>Grand Junction, CO</FONT><FONT size=3>
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