Chickering plate screws

[Lance Lafargue]

Conrad, you are the man on the spot.  That was it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I don't
care what everyone on this list says about you, I like you!!  Thanks..BIG
HELP!!

Lance Lafargue, RPT
Mandeville, LA
New Orleans Chapter
lafargue@iamerica.net



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Conrad Hoffsommer
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 4:02 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: Chickering plate screws


Lance,

'Tis been a while, but I believe you'll find a nut on the underside of the
keybed on the underside of a verrrry long bolt. (leg has to be off)
Conrad Hoffsommer

Early to rise, early to bed,
Makes a man healthy, but socially dead.


> Dear List,
> Many of you have had experience with this piano on other unusual problems
> I've had, so...... I am pulling a plate on an 1883 Chickering 6'8" grand.
> All is usual except two "screws" without slots.  On the upper plate
webbing
> near the pinblock, there are two round-topped things that are holding the
> plate down.