Leveling a plate? Del? Ron? Anybody?

[David ilvedson]

Del,

Does this mean when you rebuild you replace angled hitch 
pins with the vertical pin?  You do this as a general practice?

David I.

Date sent:      	Tue, 30 Mar 1999 21:12:22 -0800
From:           	Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
Organization:   	PianoBuilders/NW
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:        	Re: Leveling a plate? Del? Ron? Anybody?
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> 
> 
> JIMRPT@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> > .... (short unsolicited plug for Baldwin----this is an advantage of the accujust
> >
> > system, not having to be verrrry careful with bridge/plate height, and setting
> > bearing after stringing, the system works very well within its design
> > limits.)....
> 
> ---------------------------------------
> 
> That is indeed one advantage.  The most important one, of course, is that the
> vertical hitch -- of whatever specific design -- is simply that it provides a
> better string termination acoustically.  I'd use them for this reason alone.
> 
> Del
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net