I know of a piano plate, upright, with two plates bolted across a crack, 4 bolts, it held for 7 years as a rental before I sold it. Original strings, at A440. ---ric ----- Original Message ----- From: Roger C Hayden <rchayden2@juno.com> To: <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 8:10 PM Subject: Re: Frame Cracked Twice, Up and singing again > The Hazelton Grand is repaired and up to pitch and sounding great. > > > So I listened to what Willis Snyder had said, "Bolt a plate on the > underside of the frame", and called an engineering/welder friend to talk > me through. > > He recommended a 1/4 inch steel plate, and drew a pattern on the > underside of the frame, marking general locations for 3/8 inch bolts. I > created a cardboard pattern, leaving openings for the access holes, and a > local metal shop made it for me. > > I drilled and tapped into the frame fifteen holes, drilled out the steel > to match. Then, cleaning both surfaces with a belt sander and denatured > alchohol, applied a layer of PC-7 on both surfaces. Next I bolted the > sandwich together. > . I do > have the repair on digital if anyone wants to see it. It cannot go > through the list, however so send requests to rchayden1@juno.com. > > I will let the world know if this thing ever comes apart. > > Roger C. Hayden, RPT > >
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