Strut to side brace.

[BSimon1234@AOL.COM]

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I tuned a grand piano the other day with a serial number, but no name showing.


I found a brass brace, looks original, screwed into the side of the piano
case, extending to the center of the longest  plate strut. Into the top of the
strut was a tapped hole, with a machine screw that attached the brass brace to
the strut. Incredibly dumb place to drill into a strut.

Anyone ever seen anything like this? The struts extended across the pinblock
area, and were very thin and high, even 2 1/2" above the plate in the pin
sections.  The customer would like to know the manufacturer of the piano, if
possible. I thought the brace itself might have been strange enough to
identify the piano.

Any help would be appreciated.

Bill Simon
Phoenix