S & S cracked plate (Modified by Kent Swafford)

[Jon Page]

You might want to consider putting a different type of screw when reassembling.

A round-head wood screw and a washer trimmed to an appropriate diameter.

I'd be leery about installing another flat-head wood screw because of the bevel
causing the crack to spread.

Regards,

Jon Page, piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
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