plate crack

[ETomlinCF3@AOL.COM]

A Tech friend of mine bought a Kawai Piano from a dealer that had a crack in 
the plate at exactly that same local.  He had it welded/braised and it seems 
to be holding.

Ed Tomlinson

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 I tuned a Kawai, KG-2D today for a church.  At the point of the
 bass/tenor bread the plate struts cross each other in an uneven "x"
 pattern.  At the keyboard end, this leaves a triangular floor in the
 plate, approximately six inches on a side and maybe four inches at the
 base.  A crack is developing along the top of that triangle, just below
 the "x" of the struts, Is this a significant problem, or is this just
 a poor weld of a relatively not-important part of the plate?
 
 Thanks for help.
 
 les bartlett
 Houston, >>