Hey Brian, It's called job security. :-) Avery At 10:41 AM 11/03/99 -0600, you wrote: >Roughing up a rock sounds more like it. Replace the corfam. > >I've got one of these 1970's Hamilton wonders to behold (tongue firmly >pressed into cheek). Is it me or is Baldwin one of the most consistantly >goofed up brand of pianos that we service? Bad glue (hammer heads are >always loose on Baldwins, and today's Hamilton had a soundboard that had >pulled loose from the back inner rim (lower rh corner), again more bad glue. >Bad bad corfam. Rubber grommets dissentegrating on Acronsics, and lets not >forget jumpy, poppy tuning pins. > >Did I leave any of the typical Baldwin gripes out? > >Oh well, back to work I go. > >-Brian Henselman,RPT >Austin, TX >musicmasters@att.net > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Paul S. Larudee <larudee@pacbell.net> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >Date: Wednesday, November 03, 1999 9:14 AM >Subject: Third-string catchers > > > >List, > > > >I tuned a Baldwin Hamilton yesterday with the worst catchers I've ever > >seen. Everything looks as it should but the buckskin (imitation?) is > >like glass and the backcatches won't hold them. The obvious remedy is > >to replace the buckskin, but the cost is an obstacle. What about just > >roughing the surfaces with a checkering file or coarse sandpaper? > > > >Opinions? > > > >Paul S. Larudee, RPT > >Richmond, CA > > >
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