[CAUT] Baldwin Accujust

[G Cousins]

Greg,

If memory serves, the Baldwin boards had zero or nearly zero crown. Perhaps some of the old(er) Baldwin gang could clarify. 

The accujust  (A.K.A. accu"snap") pins allowed anyone on the factory line to string and adjust the bearing. Another plus was you didn't have to unstring the piano to work on the board.  The plate and block all came out in one unit. You work on the board repairing whatever then everything went back in place with effciencies of time. The plate bolts (machined) allowed better easier plate location in regads to the board and bridges. 

Engineering-wise it was a pretty well thought system from the manufacturing point of view.

Gerry
 
> From: gnewell at ameritech.net
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:43:39 -0400
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin Accujust
> 
> Interesting that during the video it was mentioned that you never have to
> rebuild a Baldwin due to lack of downbearing. I wonder, is the idea to just
> keep adding more downbearing via the strings even though the crown of the
> board may become negative in the process over the years? I don't think that
> I would ever do it that way. My 2 cents.
> 
> Greg Newell
> Greg's Piano Forté
> www.gregspianoforte.com
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of John
> D. Chapman
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 7:19 AM
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: [CAUT] Baldwin Accujust
> 
> Our chapter member Al Guecia, who worked as a voicer at the Steinway factory
> for many years, gave a technical on the Baldwin Accujust hitchpin. We taped
> his presentation and put it on YouTube. He details Baldwin plate height
> adjustment, and hitch pin adjustment. You might find it helpful:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImiLGEdz4A
> 
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