[CAUT] Baldwin Accujust

[Clarence Zeches]

While I have only restrung one Baldwin with the Accujust hitch pins, I measured the downbearing before destringing the piano then made a jig that would give me that downbearing and restrung the piano.  This may not be the proper way to do it, but it worked for me.

Clarence Zeches, RPT
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sloane, Benjamin (sloaneba) 
  To: 'caut at ptg.org' 
  Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 4:33 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin Accujust


     Hello Scott, 

  I've worked for a lot of people. Less overhead. Always a learning experience. Anyway, one of them spent a couple years working at the Baldwin factory, and showed me a few things about bellywork. He teaches at the conventions; I am talking about Nevin. He also talked about heated debates over this question. He didn't elaborate, partly because it never really troubled me and I didn't press him about it, though I cannot remember ever restringing one either. It sounded as if Baldwin itself wasn't too sure what the correct answer to this question is, and settled for setting the string parallel to the plate on the new pianos, if I am correctly understanding what you are asking, and remembering his account accurately. How Baldwin did things at the time they built your L, I don't know.   

  -          Ben 

   

  From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Scott Rogers
  Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 12:46 PM
  To: caut at ptg.org
  Subject: [CAUT] Baldwin Accujust

   

  I have a Baldwin L to restring, and I can't remember what steps are necessary to setting proper down bearing with the accu-just hitch pins. I know Baldwin used to loan out a downbearing gauge for setting DB on each unison. Does anyone know if they still offer this, and if so contact #'s?

  Thanks for your help.

  Scott Rogers, RPT
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