[CAUT] a bad habit AND Baldwin Desks

[Michelle Stranges]

Heyyyyy!!!

Is that where I learned that??

That's pretty bold of you to "own up" Dave!!

:)

Hope you're feeling better BTW..!!

:)
Michelle
On Oct 4, 2005, at 6:47 AM, David Skolnik wrote:

> Regarding the original sin...leaving off the shipping rails, I  
> should remind Michelle that, whether she cares to acknowledge it or  
> not, she learned it from me, at Manhattan School.  I knew there was  
> something I should be feeling guilty about.
>
> The other thing I think the rail does is to help keep the key frame  
> rigid when being lifted from both sides.  Maybe the flexation in  
> the absence of said rail could stress the action frame and / or the  
> frame screws.
>
> With regard to migrating desks, all it takes is one missing to  
> start the avalanche, as,I think, has already been pointed out.  I  
> ended up using some work-study students to survey all the grands  
> using a form to note the type (Baldwin, Steinway, etc.), in the  
> case of Steinway, whether new or old style, dimensions of both  
> current desk AND "gap" distances, etc.  We created a data base that  
> showed which "wrong" desks belonged in which rooms and made some  
> replacements (simple but sturdy) for the truly missing.
>
> Lastly, while you're doing all that repair of Baldwin desks, don't  
> misplace those brass hinge pieces.  While I've blanked on the exact  
> price, replacement cost, according to Thomas Malone, of Baldwin /  
> Gibson, is astronomical.
>
> David Skolnik
>
>
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