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6'3" Baldwin Grand Model L
6'3" Baldwin Grand Model L #228848 (1979)
A solid, reliable, mid-size piano, ideal for home or music studio. Current owner is a music teacher who needs to downsize for health reasons. This piano has been regularly serviced and tuned since 1998 by Ray Klapwyk, RPT. In 1999 we reconditioned the action (tightened screws, reshaped hammers, replaced defective parts), and conducted a complete regulation using new underkey punchings. Sold on 4/29/11 to the family of a serious music student in Mount Vernon, WA. Prior to delivery, we will install new hammers and shanks, conduct a complete regulation, and tune.
6/17/11--After installing the new hammers and shanks, we "traveled" the hammers to ensure that they will strike the strings squarely.
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Angle view |
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Strings and dampers |
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Bass strings |
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Rim and frame |
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From the corner |
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Lid closed |
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Tuning pins |
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Full plate view |
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The musician's view |
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Looking at the fallboard decal |
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Along the lid |
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From the left |
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New shanks |
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New hammers |
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Old bass hammer & shank 19.2 g |
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New hammer & shank 17.1 g |
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Old bass hammer 10.5 g |
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New bass hammer 8.9 g |
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Keyweight analysis with old hammers |
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New underkey punchings |
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Clean & buff keytops |
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Regulating keyheights & dip |
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New hammers & shanks installed |
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Shanks sanded |
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Regulating hammer blow distance |
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Positioning top treble hammers |
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Aligning hammers to strings |
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Aligning whippens to knuckles |
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Teflon on knuckles |
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Regulating back checks |
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Regulating back check wires |
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Tuning |
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Pre-voicing |
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Sand voiced hammers |
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Measure down & up weights |
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Finished! |
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email: rayklapwyk@rayspiano.com
