bars

[Robert Goodale]

Now you have GOT to be kidding.  This goes in the same category as the recent
stories of the lady who removed all the plate bolts.  The answer is DON'T.
Believe it or not that actually serves a purpose...  something to do with
helping support 20 tons of tension I think.   While your at it why don't you ask
the "perfeser" if he would like to remove the pin block.  That way they don't
have to lean over so far to get to the strings.  Of course those pesky bridge
pins can be a problem too since you can scrape up your knuckles on them, might
as well take them out too.  Then again if you just remove the sounboard you
could pluck the strings from below!!

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV




A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

> Greetings,
>    So,  in my email this morning is a note from the head of the music
> department, (who has students playing a Crumb piece_)
>
> "We will need to remove the diagonal screwed-in bar on one of the hall
> pianos for the performance (I don't recall which, but will figure it out by
> this weekend) in order to strum strings that are on either side of the bar.""
>
>     I don't really think taking the plate strut out is a good idea,  seems
> like it isn't going to go back in very gracefully.  Anybody out there have
> experience with strut removal and reinstallation, under full tension,  on a
> Steinway D?
> Thanks,
> Ed Foote RPT
>