[CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork

[Paul T Williams]

Yea I know, if you read my other post.  I just had the biggest brain fart 
of all technicians today!! ;>)

P



From:
"David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To:
<caut at ptg.org>
Date:
09/24/2009 04:11 PM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork



Yes.   The plate is used for everything from setting bridge locations, 
bridge pin array, pin block, etc., etc.
 
David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul 
T Williams
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:40 AM
To: CAUTlist
Subject: [CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork
 
Hi List, 

When shipping a piano out for new soundboard,bridges, and pinblock, is it 
necessary for the bellyman to have the plate delivered with the body of 
the piano?  I've never thought about this when shipping a piano out since 
it's always had the plate.  Do they need to put the plate back in after 
the new "equipment" has been installed for proper plate heights, pinblock 
holes, etc. ?  This may be a really obvious answer to you and it may be 
that I'm not thinking correctly. 

I've pulled the plate from this 1924 Steinway L this morning to discover 
some ugliness that may not be worth repairing by shimming or epoxying, the 
bridge string grooves are pretty ugly and the pinblock is not the best of 
shape, but probably treatable.  If the outsourced tech didn't need the 
plate, I thought of trying my hand at rebronzing/spraying or what-have-you 
myself while the rest of the case is gone.  I'm doing the action rebuild 
too. 

Thanks in advance for your wise words. 

Paul

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