Removing Plate

[Kdivad@AOL.COM]

In a message dated Mon, 24 Jun 2002 4:15:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, ilvey@sbcglobal.net writes:

> 
> 
> I'd be interested in what measurements you are taking that if taken
> correctly will insure a plate fit in one try...
> 
> David I.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Kdivad@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 7:49 AM
> Subject: Re: Removing Plate
> 
> 
> > In a message dated Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:56:44 +0200,
> richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Let me see if I understand this one right Dave ...grin... we have a
> piano we
> > > are going to fix..... and its worth going to all the trouble of
> destringing and
> > > taking all the plate bolts out, removing the plate and cleaning up the
> mess,
> > > then fixing whatever is wrong, then reinstalling the plate, restringing,
> and
> > > otherwise putting the piano back into playing order.... the piano is
> worth
> > > doing this much... (am I right so far ? :) ).... but not worth
> installing the
> > > plate decently ???
> > >
> > > Did I miss something somewhere ?
> > >
> > > Kdivad@AOL.COM wrote:
> > >
> > > >I don't know!!  If the measurements work, the money only pays so much
> and
> > > >the piano only warrents a certain level why would I want to move the
> plate
> > > >in and out several times?  Perhaps that is what we are
> > > dealing with here.
> > > >Ah yes, but in a perfect world!!
> > > >David Koelzer
> > > >DFW
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard Brekne
> > > RPT NPTF
> > > Griegakadamiet UiB
> >
> > First sentence-"if the measurements work."  Can't hardly 
> install a plate
> more decently than that. :)
> > David Koelzer
> > DFW

Ok David, strung crown and bearing, plate height, pinblock thickness, unstrung crown and bearing and more. Which sounds like my philosophy when evaluating a piano for restoration.  Some pianos will not benefit measurably from somewhat minute adjustments in plate height.  Those are the pianos I am talking  about.

David Koelzer
DFW