Cleaning Bleeds
By Steve Harder
I'm carefully working my way thru a Kimball Player baby grand, getting one problem solved at a time, and praying that I don't have to get into the stack.
So far I've replaced tracker tubing which tightened up the stack a lot. Now I'm after the notes which are not repeating well.
Assumption #1: Bleeds on these notes may be dirty.
Assumption #2:Reblitz is correct when he says I'll find the bleeds behind the brass screws (with disintegrating washers) that I see along the stack.
Assumption #3:Even though the construction of my (grand) stack doesn't appear to match the diagram Reblitz provides of a Kimball stack, I could clean the bleed by gently inserting thin wire thru hole after removing screw.
Assumption #4:I won't puncture something when doing #3 above, as screws were provided to allow access to bleeds for cleaning. Diagram Reblitz provides shows a large empty chamber beyond the bleed, that your cleaning wire would extend into.
Comments on my (naive) assumptions? ? ?
I'd love to hear from anyone who has experience with a Kimbal grand stack.
In general, things are going well. My kids love having the player going. Now, when I get home, I don't hear as many 'support' requests related to which game isn't playing well on the computer , and more comments on which note isn't sounding well on the piano.
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Steve Harder
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(Message sent Sat 20 Jan 1996, 18:39:37 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.) |
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