It may be a board issue but could also be a hammer issue. If it is a board issue the remedy (if any are available) will depends on the reason for the sharp attack and short sustain. If the board is stiff enough but is overloaded with bearing, then maybe. However, if the board lacks stiffness then reducing the bearing could make things worse. Measure the residual bearing and see what you have. However, I'd try to sample some different hammers first (softer more resilient) and see if you can't find a better match that reduces the attack and at least maximizes the sustain potential. The factory hammers on those instruments are crap. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of itunepiano at aol.com Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 6:11 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Baldwin vertical hitch pin on Chickering Baldwin made two sizes of Chickering grands with the vertical hitch pin. The smaller model had very sharp attack and a short sustain. I've always wondered if raising the strings on the hitch pins would have helped - or was it a sound board issue? Bob. (a field tech who left the hitch pins alone!) _____ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail <http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=ao lcmp00050000000003> ! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080106/8793c5a2/attachment.html
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