<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>John,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think I may still have the handout from a convention class by Baldwin's technical service guy on setting downbearing on an accu-just piano.   If it's there, I'll e-mail a copy to you.  From memory, the procedure involves stringing and bringing up to pitch at 0 downbearing, then tapping strings down the pins to the correct downbearing measurement in a particular order. The only thing is, they give the downbearing spec's in "percent", which is a direct read from Baldwin's bubble level gage.  Maybe someone else on the list can provide a conversion from Baldwin Percent Downbearing to a more common unit, such as degrees??</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 10/11/2005 1:43:01 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Repinning Baldwin Grand with Accujust pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is the best way to repin a grand with Accujust pins? The tuning pins are looser, than they should be.   They don't like my suggestion of trying C/A glue.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Do we repin, and readjust the bearing from scratch?  How would that be done.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Do we maintain the height, by clamping at the accujust pin, to hold position when the tension is off?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>What is the best thing to use as a clamp, if above is true? Is a spring clamp with cushioned ends, sufficient.?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Or do we just make a few small blocks, and test fit each one first?</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Any suggestions to make this job easier, are welcome.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Best regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></STRONG></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>