broken plate

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This is scary ... my own piano is a 1921 G. Steck that I am going to
restring! Is there anything in the retensioning sequence or such that you
think might have pushed this plate "over the edge?"

Alan Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: <Ojaituner2@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:55 PM
Subject: broken plate


> Hello list,
> Well the unspeakable happened this weekend.
> While on my last tuning before buttoning up a restring on a George Steck
> baby, a huge bang and the realization that the plate had given way.
> The Capo on the bass side of the treble strut popped. woe is me.
> So while I proceed researching my journals and archives if any one has
> something to share with me about this and how to proceed it would be
greatly
> appreciated.
> Thankyou all,
> Dennis Ashly, RPT, Santa Barbara CA Chapter
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