Ancient Baldwin question

[Farrell]

Was Baldwin in business in 1800? If not, your hunch is likely correct.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:21 PM
Subject: Ancient Baldwin question


> Friends,
> 
> A piano-tuner beginner was trying to explain something to me she found
> in an old Baldwin upright.  If I understood the description correctly,
> the bass string hitch pins were in wood rather than the cast iron
> plate.  Was there ever anything like this?  I haven't seen the piano.
> Apparently the wood is all split up.  My hunch was she's talking about
> the bass bridge, but she said where the string ends at the loop.
> Responses?
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde
> 
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