Ancient Baldwin question

Wimblees@aol.com Wimblees@aol.com
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:20:41 EST


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In a message dated 2/21/03 12:22:20 AM !!!First Boot!!!, cedel@supernet.com 
writes:

> 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
> 
> 

Me thinks she has her terminology wrong, or that she isn't sure what she saw. 
I have never heard of strings being attached to wood hitch pins. I don't 
think they could stand up to the tension.

Wim 

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