Restored Baldwin out the door

Erwinspiano@aol.com Erwinspiano@aol.com
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 11:35:05 EST


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In a message dated 1/5/2003 5:26:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
jonpage@attbi.com writes:

> Subj: Re: Restored Baldwin out the door 
>  Date: 1/5/2003 5:26:09 AM Pacific Standard Time
>  From: <A HREF="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com">jonpage@attbi.com</A>
>  Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
>  To: <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A>
>  Sent from the Internet 
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> 
> 
> At 05:17 AM 1/5/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >I string the tenor/treble chip up to pitch before I recheck/reset my 
> bearing felts and shims in the bass to get appox. 1/2 degree bearing at the 
> 
> crossover down >to zero in the bottom of the mono chords.
> >   This is especially sensitive and critical to me when setting bearing 
> >on the dreaded cantilever bass bridges so I wait till I can see a very 
> >clear picture as how the board squashes down under the plain wire load. 
> >This way I can call it right on.
> >  Regards--Dale Erwin
> 
> In the majority of S&S bass bridges which I have encountered, it is the 
> opposite.
> Zero to negative d/b at the crossover to mile high bearing on the bottom.
> 
> These always get new caps.
> 
> 
          Hi Jon
         I usually find the board so sunk that theres no bearing present any 
place on the bass bridge but when it's not I don't often see this scenario. 
New bridge caps is always a good idea though in either case.
    Best--Dale

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