A couple of questions come to mind... Are you sure they are 'castings' that are welded together? Baldwin has done quite a lot of work with welded steel plates over the years. This could be one of them. If it is, I'd be interested in your experience with it. Del -------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger C Hayden <rchayden2@juno.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: March 27, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: Re: Acrosonic > Hi Clyde, > > It's unmistakable. I looks like cut up pieces of flat steel welded > together in the shape of a piano plate. Lots of welds, everywhere, yet > all the pins, bearings, bolts, etc. in the right place. It tells me that > if a man wanted to design his own piano from scratch and could weld, he > could do it. > > I can't weld. > > Roger Hayden, RPT > > PS. I enjoyed the Allentown Convention, too. The Snyders are always a > kick. And my wife can't believe how much I charged for tools. Men and > their toys!! > > > On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 20:05:45 -0500 Clyde Hollinger <cedel@supernet.com> > writes: > > This must be my week for new revelations! So now I know Kawai built > > Howards, > > and this Acrosonic business about welded plates is also a new one, > > not to > > mention all the stuff I learned at the PA PTG convention this week. > > > > I tune quite a few Acrosonics. Where would I look for welds? Or > > how did you > > know this plate was made of various plates welded together? > > > > Regards, > > Clyde Hollinger > > > > > > > I have a customer with an Acrosonic that > > > has a plate made up of various castings welded together; serial > > number > > > 374882. The date on the action is November 14, 1946. I was > > wondering how > > > many pianos Baldwin built this way after World War II? > > > > > > Ken Gerler > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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