Heyyyyy!!! Is that where I learned that?? That's pretty bold of you to "own up" Dave!! :) Hope you're feeling better BTW..!! :) Michelle On Oct 4, 2005, at 6:47 AM, David Skolnik wrote: > Regarding the original sin...leaving off the shipping rails, I > should remind Michelle that, whether she cares to acknowledge it or > not, she learned it from me, at Manhattan School. I knew there was > something I should be feeling guilty about. > > The other thing I think the rail does is to help keep the key frame > rigid when being lifted from both sides. Maybe the flexation in > the absence of said rail could stress the action frame and / or the > frame screws. > > With regard to migrating desks, all it takes is one missing to > start the avalanche, as,I think, has already been pointed out. I > ended up using some work-study students to survey all the grands > using a form to note the type (Baldwin, Steinway, etc.), in the > case of Steinway, whether new or old style, dimensions of both > current desk AND "gap" distances, etc. We created a data base that > showed which "wrong" desks belonged in which rooms and made some > replacements (simple but sturdy) for the truly missing. > > Lastly, while you're doing all that repair of Baldwin desks, don't > misplace those brass hinge pieces. While I've blanked on the exact > price, replacement cost, according to Thomas Malone, of Baldwin / > Gibson, is astronomical. > > David Skolnik > > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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