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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Help!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm trying to regulate a Baldwin =
"Monarch"
microgrand action. I haven't looked up the piano's age (can't find my =
Pierce
Atlas), but it is from the first half of the 20th Century. I've run into =
this
before. I level keys (1/2" sharp height), regulate blow, let-off, etc., =
and then
go to set aftertouch. When I have the proper aftertouch on the sharps, =
the
adjacent naturals hit the sharp front rail punching before they hit =
their
own front rail punching when depressing the natural.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>That's bad.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What gives? Have I done something =
stupid? Have
I simply overlooked something?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another thing - I have to reduce blow =
to 1-3/4
inches to provide sufficient key travel (about 3/8 inches - way =
less than
spec) to allow let-off and a tad of aftertouch. I replaced the back =
rail
felt with original thickness (which is the thinnest sold by the supply =
houses),
I am using the thinnest front rail punchings available, and I even have =
key
height a little bit higher than they were (and above spec - more than =
2-1/2
inches - I'm quite sure I'm still OK with the fallboard).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Again, what gives? Action clearly =
appears all
original.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is all a lot easier when you =
rebuild the
action, go through the Stanwood and geometry stuff, and have it all =
correct
from the get-go! Because, as in this case, it can't be me, it's gotta be =
the
action! Right? ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for anything anyone has to
offer.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry =
Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>