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<DIV>The "only solution"? I replaced the wippen action cloth to quiet =
down a
Baldwin R a while back. Worked great, and arguably longer lasting.</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, September 21, =
2001 10:00
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Quieting Grand =
Action
Noise</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
9/19/01 1:10:03 PM Central Daylight Time, <A
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TYPE="CITE">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 =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Tom <BR><BR>The problem is the wippen cushion =
felt. The
only solution is to remove each wipppen, brush the felt with a brass =
brush,
and then "voice" the cushion. Take your voicing needle and fluff up =
the felt
from the sides and from the top. You will have to regulate the action
afterwards, but it will take care of the noise. <BR><BR>Willem
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