<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Dear esteemed colleagues: I am tuning a 1968 Baldwin D grand (9') today and am having quite a bit of trouble with string rendering in the two treble sections. This piano has the unusual treble forward terminations that Baldwin has used (pictured below) - I have heard of them before, but this is the first one I've actually run across. I will be going back to the piano later this afternoon to finish. I will be trying some Protek on the two forward termination bars.</div><div><br></div><div>String rendering on the treble of this piano is very unusual. The treble was a bit flat. First I nudge the tuning pin to turn and bring the pitch up just a cent or two above target pitch. Then when I go to nudge the pin to lower pitch to target, as I put pressure on the tuning lever to lower pitch the pitch will actually rise about five cents before it starts going down. Same thing if the pitch is a couple cents sharp - lower pitch just below target and when you apply pressure to raise pitch to target, the pitch actually drops five or so cents more flat before rising.</div><div><br></div><div>And then of course, after you think you have the pitch where you want it and the pin is settled in a neutral position, the pitch goes five or more cents sharp or flat.</div><div><br></div><div>This is not your typical Yamaha C3!</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone have any other tips or tricks to offer a slightly frustrated piano technician?</div><div><br></div><div>Anyone knowledgable on the evolution of large Baldwin grands? Where does the model D fit in? Is it a precursor to the SD-10? Major differences? I see this one has a fairly large straight upper bass soundboard cut-off bar. Seems like a nice piano.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br></div><div><img height="480" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="8f646113-de70-4b01-8905-5fbd2bba0d91" src="cid:2879E8F8-DBA4-4DEB-AF66-D1E4DB33809E"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IMG_0358</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br><img height="480" width="640" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" id="5699a972-3ba7-4cac-9efb-c41ce202a75f" src="cid:55DE9EAD-7D8B-47F1-AAB4-527FDDAFA69F"><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">IMG_0360</font></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px"><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></font><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div></body></html>