Vertical Hitch Pins, was [CAUT] duplex position

[William R. Monroe]

Hi Ric,

I think what you say makes sense, but I don't think it's safe to say that 
just because it's intuitive, a particular manufacturer took that step.  I'd 
think it would be just as easy to say that most if not all plates can easily 
withstand the pressures of vertical hitches with the strings "riding high." 
Maybe someone knows if this was really a design consideration at Baldwin. 
Del?

William R. Monroe


From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
SNIP

> The other bit I find very interesting is your point about the stresses on 
> the plate a vertical hitch pins creates. I take it as a given that Baldwin 
> figured this into their equation when designing their plates... but simply 
> installing vertical hitch pins in a plate where this was not designed into 
> the thing to begin with does strikes me as risky at best.

SNIP

> Cheers
> RicB