Need help...Balwin 6'3" 1920-30s...More

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

I just checked the nosebolt on the Y strut.... It was so loose you  can
turn with fingers. It feels like it has stripped out.  That would allow
the strut to bow up and would have broken the other strut at the top as
it did. Am I correct?  
 

What next? 

Rich

Richard Oliver Snelson wrote:
> 
> Piano is a 1920-30's, was a player,  Balwin 6'3".  Has been on it's side
> in a storage area, no heat,damp, in Rogersville, MO. When I had it
> cleaned up and started to tune it was about 100 cents low.
> 
> At 30 cents low a plate strut cracked. The crack is 1" from the Y
> junction , between base section and treble, in the member on the treble
> side. It cracked from the top and the crack is about 3/4 of the way down
> the member. God! What a terrible sound! What a worse feeling!
> 
> Other information about the Balwin.  Nice strings, no rust, pins were
> holding, sound board very nice, case fair condition with new finish done
> in the 70's. Keys nice, action only fair. New hammers.
> 
> With that where do I go from here?
> 
> I've dropped the tension and went in the house for a shot of Jack
> Daniels.
> 
> Is it worth the effort to try and fix?
> Should I loosen plate screws and nose bolts? To check for case warpage
> and plate seating before trying a repair?
> 
> Help!
> Richard O. Snelson
> Associate Member PTG