beckets

[Jim Parker]

I have never liked the practice.  IMHO it does nothing to enhance stability
and cause several problems.  Mainly, if the bent over lenght is slightly
high it makes it hard to get the hammer on tightly.  I have even had my
hammer somehow get caught on the waste end and want to stay on the pin.
Don't know just how but its a fact.  I toured the Wurlitzer factory long ago
in Holly Springs Ms. and they had just started doing this.  Baldwin was not
at the time.  I think Baldwin may have picked it up from them when they
bought them out.  Wish everyone who does it would STOP.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 4:55 AM
Subject: Re: beckets


I don't know about Wurlitzer but Baldwin does it.

Avery

>     > >I had that happen once when the top-most string tore, C8 center
> and right.
> >  I tried three times to replace the string, and every time as I tried to
> > pull the string to tension, the string would slowly pull out of the
> hole.    --
>
>          Thread the string through the pin, bend over about an eighth or
> quarter-inch of wire, like Wurlitzer or whoever did on their pianos with
> "coil-locks", or whatever they called 'em, then wind your 3 coils.
>
>--David Nereson, RPT


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