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was really low so the drop screws might have been turned down to get t=
he action in under the pinblock, turned up the glides to help which wou=
ld lower the key level, but why the let-off so excessive...?<BR><BR>Dav=
id Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "Joseph Alkana" <JOSEPHSPIANO@COMCAST.NET><BR=
>To: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 2/28/2006 5:47:58 PM<BR=
>Subject: Puzzeler from Seattle<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For the newbies, and seasoned vets to =
chuckle over:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK, here's a little mystery ques=
tion for you regarding the weird feeling action of a Small Baldwin=
grand piano.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I arrived today for a regulation job a=
t customer's house. Took a quick tour of the action with my fingers, an=
d proclaimed the action a mess. Let off appeared to be about a ha=
lf an inch from the strings, Drop was really low and keys were pretty m=
uch evenly low from factory spec, but just slightly, dip was a ver=
y fat 3/8". But here's the weird thing that caught me off guard fo=
r a few mystifying moments: The hammers were already adjusted to be a 1=
3/4" to 1 7/8" and were pretty much in a good straight line. </FONT></=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yikes! I thought. Where am I going to =
get enough whippen lift from??? OK, that was the quickie analysis. What=
was wrong with the action set up as it was? Original hammers, and not =
too worn, by the way.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joseph Alkana RPT</FONT></DIV></DIV></=
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