[CAUT] Baldwin Accujust

[Alan McCoy]

The acoustical benefit Del is referring to in the low bass is the longer
backscale allowing the bass strings to be freer to move. The pivot point of
the strings on a vertical hitch is the back side of the pin.

Alan


> From: Jeff Tanner <tannertuner at bellsouth.net>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:43:56 -0400
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Baldwin Accujust
> 
> I've always assumed all that nasty metallic sounding noise that makes the
> Baldwin so difficult to tune and produce a musical tone was the result of
> the vertical hitch pin.
> Jeff
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <del at fandrichpiano.com>
>> The fact that the vertical hitch
>> also has certain acoustical benefits through the low bass is simply an
>> extra, if
>> unintended, bonus.
>> 
> 
> 
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