Third-string catchers

[Avery Todd]

Hey Brian,

    It's called job security. :-)

Avery

At 10:41 AM 11/03/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Roughing up a rock sounds more like it.  Replace the corfam.
>
>I've got one of these 1970's Hamilton wonders to behold (tongue firmly
>pressed into cheek).  Is it me or is Baldwin one of the most consistantly
>goofed up brand of pianos that we service?  Bad glue (hammer heads are
>always loose on Baldwins, and today's Hamilton had a soundboard that had
>pulled loose from the back inner rim (lower rh corner), again more bad glue.
>Bad bad corfam.  Rubber grommets dissentegrating on Acronsics, and lets not
>forget jumpy, poppy tuning pins.
>
>Did I leave any of the typical Baldwin gripes out?
>
>Oh well, back to work I go.
>
>-Brian Henselman,RPT
>Austin, TX
>musicmasters@att.net
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul S. Larudee <larudee@pacbell.net>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 9:14 AM
>Subject: Third-string catchers
>
>
> >List,
> >
> >I tuned a Baldwin Hamilton yesterday with the worst catchers I've ever
> >seen.  Everything looks as it should but the buckskin (imitation?) is
> >like glass and the backcatches won't hold them.  The obvious remedy is
> >to replace the buckskin, but the cost is an obstacle.  What about just
> >roughing the surfaces with a checkering file or coarse sandpaper?
> >
> >Opinions?
> >
> >Paul S. Larudee, RPT
> >Richmond, CA
> >
>