[CAUT] Baldwin Termination Bars

[Bob Hull]

The Baldwin with Ron N.'s  modified front termination in the capo area was on my tuning list Friday.   The sound is still clean.  Before it was a not pleasant to tune at all with all of the trashy extra noise that bled through.  Also, the horizontally laminated bridge caps have negated the phenomenon of the right and center strings of unisons going much more out of tune than the left string.  (A Kimball with horizontally laminated bridge exhibited the same advantage at my next appointment.)  Big time saver and stability improvement. 

Bob Hull


----- Original Message ----
From: Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 11:28:42 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin Termination Bars

Susan Kline wrote:

> Seems to me, metal terminations, right next to the speaking length -- even though very short, it would add to the envelope. 

If it does, I sure couldn't detect it. It's very clean, which was the intent.


> That's quite nifty, in fact -- not just shortening the long front duplex, but getting two for the price of one -- a very short one and a medium long one. 

I've never been a fan of front duplexes that make any sort of noise at all, which is why I cheerfully delete tuned front duplexes any time the owner allows.


> Too bad it's such a long way to Kansas -- one would enjoy listening to hear what Ron got.
> 
> Susan Kline

It's not in Kansas anymore (sounds strangely familiar...). Bob Hull's looking after it in a church in his area.
Ron N