Baldwin torque, (was survey)

[Donald Lemoine]

after the ten years of tuning that 180 pin torque, its down around 80 to 90
not bad, if it is cared for the old way,.
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>From: "John M. Formsma" <jformsma@dixie-net.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: RE: Baldwin torque, (was survey)
>Date: Wed, Mar 8, 2000, 6:25 AM
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>Shelly writes:
>>When I worked for Baldwin  in the factory at Conway
>>for  >12  years, the acceptable torque on a pin was between 180 and 230
>lbs.
>> otherwise  it was replaced with a  bigger  pin !!!!!!
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><<    Amazing, but I remember those.  This is also one reason that I and
>several other techs that I knew stopped recommending Baldwin pianos.  That
>amount of torque does nothing but exhaust the tuner.
>REgards,
>Ed Foote>>
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>I was about to say the same thing, but you beat me to it. :-) I do not like
>tuning Baldwin grands, although the verticals are OK.
>
>John Formsma
>Blue Mountain, MS
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