Baldwin/Chickering accujust problem HELP???

[Nichols]

At 05:14 PM 1/5/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I have a recent Chickering (Baldwin built) grand with the accujust 
>hitchpins.  The first two bass strings cross over the tenor area hitchpins 
>and in doing so touch them enough to rattle even on a soft blow.  Can I 
>drive the hitch pins down in the plate or grind them off to reduce their 
>height and thus eliminate the interference? What do I try? Surely someone 
>else has had this problem. Thanks, TP

TP, (whoever you are),
     Are you sure the two bass strings aren't too low on their hitch pins? 
If not, then check the relative height above the plate of the tenor pins 
underneath to see if the pins are high. If not then grinding would be 
better than driving. If they are high, then you may be able to drive them 
in, but be sure to down-pitch (significantly) the tenor wires on those 
pins. Re-set the wire height after getting the pins to an acceptable 
height, of course. Charge appropriately.

GN



Guy Nichols, RPT
Chapter 799, Ft. Stinkin' Desert