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<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>These =
were
suggested:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN =
class=531291417-08042004>1.
</SPAN>Misplaced bridge pins.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=4><SPAN =
class=531291417-08042004>2. </SPAN>It's
got to be friction .... Try some CLP on the bearing points<SPAN
class=531291417-08042004> ... </SPAN>Check string leveling. You =
should also
check hammer flange friction. We here in Arizona find that the pinning =
is way
too weak, and most of them really should be repinned, to the point that =
they
deviate on a hard blow to not even hit the right string of a unison... =
That's my
main gripe with Baldwins right now, anyway.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>3. =
Hmm, bridge
separating from the soundboard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>4. =
Wood chips on the
bridge?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>5. =
Crossed trichord
strings.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>And
the near-winner is ... #3.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>The =
bridge caps
separated from their bridges at the right end of the bass bridge and on =
both
sides of the tenor bridge notch. Since they were still attached on one =
side, but
not the other, they create a springboard effect. When you turn the pin
clockwise, the increased tension does not stay in the string but presses =
down
the springing bridge cap, so the resulting string tension and pitch =
stays about
the same as it was. Loosening the pin, the springing cap rises off the =
bridge
and, again, there is not any change, for a while, in the string tension =
or
pitch. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>Also, =
when the
string is struck, a lot of the energy is absorbed by that little bridge =
cap
"diving board" instead of being solidly transferred to the soundboard. =
Hence the
short sustain--it really sounds like a banjo! And there is a "bonking" =
sound
created, too, rather like a drummer's wood block being hit with a
drumstick. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial
size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004><FONT face=Arial size=4>I have =
a LOT of
Hamilton studios in my area because we had a Baldwin family dealership =
here in
town for over 50 years and they sold a ton of these to schools, the =
Army, and
churches. As they age, these pianos seem REAL prone to splitting, =
cracking,
and separation of the bridge caps.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=531291417-08042004><FONT
face=Arial size=4></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=531291417-08042004></SPAN><FONT face=Arial =
size=4>Alan R.
Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=4>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
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