Baldwin M

[Farrell]

Thank you Roy. I was using the "scaled down" phrase loosely. Just asking if the overall piano was a similar design to the bigger Baldwin - I suspect it is. I have a lot of respect for the Baldwin R - very nice little piano.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Peters" <roy.peters@mindspring.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:25 AM
Subject: Re: Baldwin M


> Terry.
> Since no one else has answered...  I have rebuilt several, the most recent being last summer.  There are quite a few Baldwin M's around town here .   I think that you will find it to be a fairly easy job as far as the pinblock goes.  In the era you have, 1947,  the pinblocks are screwed into the rim on the ends, with a piece of felt between the
> pinblock and the stretcher.  The top of the block is basically flat.  The front top edge of the block usually has a spot, between the bass and tenor sections I think,  where there is a notch cut out.   Fairly simple.  I have been using Delignit pinblocks on everything, and have liked the results, FWIW.  As far as it being a scaled down R, I'm not
> sure what you mean.   I usually restring the plain wire to the factory scale, and then have Arledge make the bass strings.
> 
> Roy Peters, RPT
> Cincinnati.
> 
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