Dear List, I hope I'm not beating a dead horse here, maybe someone will respond. Yesterday I worked on a new Crown Jewel Steinway model "O" and it had the plate location holes. The holes in the board were almost closed from lacquer, but they were there. I spent lots of time peering down the plate holes to the soundboard holes, running things down the hole, and found that they did NOT line up! They were about 1/16 - 1/8" off. The plate was closer to the block/stretcher than the holes would have indicated. SO, my question is, when are the holes drilled? Why? Do they use it to install the plate at the factory? Is it used for after pulling the plate for restoration later? Is it just for rough location or precise? I really want to understand the purpose/function/process. Does it matter? Thanks very much. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES New Orleans Chapter Mandeville, LA. _________________________________ II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II III II ----------------------------------------------------------- lafargue@iamerica.net "Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself." ---------- > From: JIMRPT@AOL.COM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Re: Steinway plate location holes > Date: Tuesday, July 06, 1999 1:43 PM > > > In a message dated 7/06/1999 2:23:06 PM, Lance wrote: > > <<So are you all in > agreement that they all have these holes placed as such?? >> > > No. Not "all". > Jim Bryant(FL)
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