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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>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. </span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>David Love</span></font><font size=2 color=navy><span
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davidlovepianos@comcast.net<br>
www.davidlovepianos.com</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>itunepiano@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, January 06, 2008
6:11 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Baldwin vertical hitch
pin on Chickering</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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!)</span></font></p>
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