----- Original Message ----- From: Michiel van Loon <mvanloon@xs4all.nl> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 2:24 PM Subject: Re: Baldwin hitch pin replacement? Thanx Del, This explains a lot to me. We don't se many Baldwins here in Europe, the only ones I've seen were on the Frankfurter Musik Messe. Is 10mm thickness of the hitchpin panel thick enough? I'm talking about a Grotrian Steinweg plate here. Michiel van Loon Meppel the Netherlands ------------------------------------------- I would prefer not to make that kind of judgement call without examining the piano and looking at the stringing scale. It is not just a matter of the hitchpin panel thickness. There is also the placement of the hitchpin on the panel, the height of the string off of the plate surface, the amount of tension on the scale, the spacing of the hitchpins, etc. I have not yet had a plate break following this conversion, and I don't want to start with someone else's piano. Regards, Del Delwin D Fandrich Piano Designer & Builder Hoquiam, Washington USA E.mail: pianobuilders@olynet.com Web Site: http://pianobuilders.olynet.com/
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