<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I changed the name of the = subject line because a Steinway with reverse crown has nothing to do with a subject = line “New Baldwin” Please follow questions interspersed below. = ---ric   -----Original = Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Sent: Monday, March 21, 2005 9:15 = AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: New = Baldwin   <div>   </div> <div> I had a new Steinway with = the exact same circumstances (full quarter-inch reverse crown). Stenway wouldn't = do anything because their opinion was that there was nothing wrong with the = piano. </div> <div>   </div> <div> Terry = Farrell </div> <div>   </div> How = did you determine this? The condition you describe, it seems would tend to = pull the strings up off the bridge pins or be pulling the pins out of the = bridge. Was this across the whole bridge? What model? How new? Was it sold? How = was the bass bearing. Do you mean Ľ reverse bearing? Did SnS have a tech of = their own evaluate the piano after you? Do you mean if you loosened the string = and took it off the bridge pins then pulled it back up, the bridge would be Ľ = inch below the level of the string? If so I would like to come and take = pictures. ---ric <a href="http://www.pnotec.com/">www.pnotec.com</a> home of = pnotecElist an edited email list hopefully coming soon. --- </div> </body> </html>