Tuning Baldwin L

[Biul@aol.com]

Joel,
I confess - I used "gentlemen" to get a rise out of the ladies - no harm
intended

The baldwin L's are all in the range of 25 years old and have the accujust
hitch pins.

The entire tick/click seems to come as the string breaks free ( I'm assuming
this is at the agraff since I feel no resistance in the felt during continued
manipulation of the pin, either raising or lowering the pitch.

None of these pianos have extreemely tight tuning pins, although they are all
very nicely firm with one exception.

That piano had to have the plate removed (with string tension lowered) to
reglue the soundboard to the rim because of a liquid spill sometime in it's
history.

Again, my main concern is to try and determine the best way to achieve a
stable and lasting tuning. I am always tempted to simply jiggle the pins and
let the piano "TUNE ITSELF".

Jon  and  Keith,
Will Dri-Slide with molybedenum work like Protek?

Bill Carmichael  RPT
Memphis  TN