A440A@AOL.COM wrote: > I agree, I have never had a problem, but that is with high quality pianos. > I have taken plates out of lesser pianos, like Cable or Jesse French, and > found a fearful amount of stress already in them, either because the case > distorted over time, or the fitting of the attachment to the rim was poorly > done. Some of the plates were bent almost 1.5 inch over the nose bolt, or > from corner to corner. > ...... Yes, well... I've found the same problem with Steinway plates, M&H plates, Chickering plates, Knabe plates...well, you get the idea. Fitting warped plates to piano rims was/is not a practice confined to "lesser piano." Regards, Del
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