There's always a hitch

[Delwin D Fandrich]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> Behalf Of Ron Nossaman
> Sent: March 21, 2004 8:14 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: There's always a hitch
>
>
>
> >     I prepped a Kohler & Campbell grand (KCG-650) the other day and
being
> > of little knowledge I was wondering what is the point of having all the
> > treble wires each individually tied off on their own hitch pin.  Surely
> > it can't be tuning stability(?).  Or is it intended to save $$ for those
> > that habitually break strings?  You know, better to break just one than
two.
> >
> >Confused but peaceful,
> >Peter Lamos
>
> In theory, having the total length of each string of any unison the same
> length from hitch pin to tuning pin will improve unison stability. In
> practice, it might help, but isn't usually all that dramatic.
>
> Ron N
>
> _______________________________________________


Yes, this is the other theory (aside from some supposed stability benefit).
But in practice you rarely see the hitches laid out to take advantage of
this.

So far as I know in the real world in which most of us live and play there
is not practical advantage. Well, there is tradition....

Del