Check the archives under "bass to treble break". >I have experienced the same frustration. I agree that those notes around the >plate strut always seem to be problems. I have no idea why this would be >so. A short while ago someone suggested that the original stringer had >difficulty putting these strings on and had probably kinked them a little. >I don't find these to be true. I have carefully replaced these strings and >still find them to be a problem. > >We have about 20 or so Baldwin Ms from about 1975 here at CCM. They all >sound the way you describe. We have tried re notching, putting in new pins, >and a lot of other things. The only thing that worked was putting on new >bridge caps. So that is our current program. We've done about three now, >and will do another four or so this summer and continue until the whole lot >is done. >*************************************************************************** >* > >Michael J. Wathen Phone: 513-556-9565 >Piano Technician Fax: 513-556-3399 >College-Consevatory of Music Email: Michael.Wathen@UC.Edu >University of Cincinnati >Cincinnati, OH 45221-0096 > >http://www.uc.edu/~wathenmj
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