Wing

[Roy Ulrich]

I suggest that it's called a "kick plate". It's purpose is to protect the
wood behind it from errant wing tips (pun intended). Some are more elaborate
than others related to the purchase price I'm sure.

Roy F. Ulrich
Pike Piano, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas D. Seay <t.seay@mail.utexas.edu>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: Wing


>>The part in question is not identified in my copy of "Piano Parts and
>>Their Functions" compiled by Merle Mason.  Anyone know?
>>
>>Clyde Hollinger
>>
>>Robert Goodale wrote:
>>Armed with that knowledge
>>> I quickly whipped out a screwdriver and salvaged the beautiful cast iron
>>> decorative plate which the pedals extend through, (what are those things
>>> called anyway?)
>
>Escutcheon plates, perhaps?
>
>>From American Heritage Electronic Dictionary:
>
>es-cutch/-eon  n.
>1. Heraldry. A shield or shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms.
>2. An ornamental or protective plate, as for a keyhole.
>3. Nautical. The plate on the stern of a ship inscribed with the ship's
name.
>
>Regards,
>
>Tom
>
>Tom Seay
>School of Music
>The University of Texas at Austin
>mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu
>