But Charles, Shouldn't Mapes know that by now? Avery At 08:40 PM 06/26/03 -0500, you wrote: >Actually the Baldwin hitch pins are all pretty much the standard >'off-the-shelf' 1" x 1/4" diameter roll pins you find in the Grainger >catalog. And the advantage they present is more in the manufacturing >stage where the employees don't have to use extreme accuracy in setting >plate heights. > >Charles Faulk >On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 20:22:38 -0500 "Richard Strang" ><rstrang@pa.inter.net> writes: > > If you are not wrong, then Mapes doesn't know what they are asking. > > Once > > again, I'll have to go to Baldwin to find out what they say. The > > hitch pins > > were quite large, I remember that, so I'll be they are the 1/4 inch > > variety. > > I have no idea what other sizes they have. Why couldn't Baldwin just > > put in > > a regular hitch pin and plate. I don't hear any great difference for > > all > > that "technology". I guess they just wanted to be different. Thanks > > for the > > input. > > > > Richard > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > Behalf Of Avery Todd > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 7:09 PM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: RE: Accu-Just Hitch Pins > > > > > > Richard, > > > > I wasn't aware that Baldwin had ever had more than one size of the > > Accu-Just hitch pins! Am I wrong? > > > > Avery > > > > At 01:37 PM 06/26/03 -0500, you wrote: > > >I was contacted by Baldwin today by email. Thomas Malone informed > > me on > > >the stringing scheme for the plain strings, but neglected to tell > > me about > > >the bearing settings, so I have to get back to him on than. Mapes > > can make > > >the strings, but need to know if the hitch pins are the 1/4" > > variety, so I > > >have to make another trip back. I have to go back anyway, as I have > > to > > >pull a tuning pin to measure it also. Thanks again for all your > > help. > > > > > >Richard > > >>-----Original Message----- > > >>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > >>Behalf Of Kevin E. Ramsey > > >>Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:15 PM > > >>To: Pianotech > > >>Subject: Re: Accu-Just Hitch Pins > > >> > > >>Hi, Richard. Let us know if and when you get contacted by Baldwin, > > will > > >>you please? > > >>Kevin > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: <mailto:rstrang@pa.inter.net>Richard Strang > > >>>To: <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>'Pianotech' > > >>>Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 3:39 PM > > >>>Subject: RE: Accu-Just Hitch Pins > > >>> > > >>>My major problem is I'm alone here in Panama. There are no other > > >>>technicians around that could possibly help me in a dream. If > > this > > >>>Baldwin is so particular as to how the string is put around the > > hitch > > >>>pin, God help the ambassador's piano if she gives the job to > > someone > > >>>other than me. I will have to buy a down bearing gauge and learn > > how to > > >>>use it. I have already sent an email to Baldwin to get > > information as to > > >>>the stinging scheme and the down bearing measurements. Thanks for > > the > > input. > > >>> > > >>>Richard > > >>> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! >Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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