Balwin Plate Repair

[Delwin D Fandrich]

Thanks for letting me know.  Sure, I'd like to see it in the Journal.  I
think it would be of interest to quite a few technicians.  If not now, it
will be when they encounter their first cracked plate!  Check with Steve
first, however.

Del

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----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Oliver Snelson <rsnelson@dave-world.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: April 14, 2000 9:52 AM
Subject: Re:Balwin Plate Repair


> Del,
> Wanted to let you know the Balwin is up to 440 and holding. I haven't
> cleaned up and refinished the strut but will in the next few weeks. The
> steel strap won't be very noticable since there are no visible bolts
> sticking through it. And since the welds are horizontal they will barely
> show after finishing.
>
> I would be glad to write up the repair with pictures for the journal if
> you think anyone would like to know about it. "Lock-N-Stitch" plus
> welding. This is the second piano I used this combination repair on. I
> was able to do it with the plate in the piano and by removing only 8 to
> 10 string either side of the strut. Dampers the same. Makes it easy to
> test the engineering of the repair, with out all the work of restring
> etc,etc.
>
> Thanks again for the help on this.
> Richard