[pianotech] M& H Pictures

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sun Mar 7 10:41:35 MST 2010


David Love wrote:
> I think the reference is to having tuned duplexes on the hitch pin side as
> well as the tuning pin side.  

Oh, ok.


>Having a tuned duplex on the tuning pin side
> seems like a poor idea.  

Sure seems like a bad idea to me, considering how many noisy 
ones I've heard. It makes me wonder why so many new grands are 
still being made with "tuned" front duplexes.


>This is a pretty standard set up.  I usually
> replace these with a single continuous counterbearing bars and shove them up
> as close to the capo bar as possible.  

Of course. A much more sensible approach, in my opinion.

Ron N


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