Hi Andrew, Unless you have a specific reason to suspect the hitch pins, I would look elsewhere. Here is where I found the problem: If you inspect the pin block fit to the plate flange, you are likely to see a huge gap along most of its length. This is a little less of a problem as long as the screws holding the pin block to the plate are tight. There are also some screws at each end of the pin block that hold it to the rim. I found that tightening the screws makes the Baldwin stable. However, the best thing to do would be to put some shims with some epoxy into that gap (short of a new pin block). Unfortunately, tightening all those screws under full string tension is not an elegant way to do it, but I can't see a better solution. Too bad about the workmanship, the Baldwin designs are otherwise excellent. Please let us know what you find! Vladan ==================================== Any old-timers out there with hints on making these more stable? The two in my customer inventory both needed huge pitch corrections. They were more work than most other pianos I work with. Maybe I need to adjust my hammer technique a little. I will suggest keeping them in tune for greater stability. Ie. major pitch correction, 2 months regular tuning, four months regular tuning, then every six months etc. Any other ideas to add to the mix? Andrew __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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