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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cmpiano@attbi.com href="mailto:cmpiano@attbi.com">Carl =
Meyer</A>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> January 19, 2002 3:17 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Baldwin accu-hitch =
pins</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dale, I'm trying to set bearing =
on a
modified Emerson. Modified for accujust hitch pins.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From a friend I borrowed the Balwin
instructions.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Briefly::: Without bass =
strings
installed, string treble and set bearing to (zero) with strings at
pitch. No load on board. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now set specified number of notes =
starting at
bottom to 1 div (.5 degrees). Number of notes depending on model of
piano. Then next group of notes to 2 div (1 degree). Then =
the last
group to 3 div (1 1/2 degrees). Lastly install the bass strings =
and set
at pitch to 1 div (.5 degrees).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is that really what it says? =
The bubble
gages I used at the factory were supposed to be calibrated to indicate a =
deflection of 17 minutes of arc which was supposed to translate to 0.5% =
string
downforce. I.e., with a string having, say, 175 lbs of tension a bubble =
gage
deflection of one gradation indicated a string downforce of 8.75 lbs. I =
have to
admit I took the above at face value and didn't do any checking to =
verify, but
that, at least, was the theory.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Del</FONT></DIV>
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