Why were you cutting this Starr plate?

[Farrell]

I didn't want to damage it.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Why were you cutting this Starr plate?


> Sledgehammer quicker. More fun!
>      Smash
> 
> --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > Because the whole plate was way to big and heavy.
> > The small quadrant is much lighter and easier to
> > move around.
> > 
> > Terry Farrell
> >   
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 4:44 PM
> > Subject: Why were you cutting this Starr plate?
> > 
> > 
> > > Subject line says it all................
> > >      T
> > > 
> > > --- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > I was cutting out the treble section of an old
> > Starr
> > > > plate the other day. I cut it by drilling many
> > > > closely spaced 3/8" or so holes. When I was
> > nearly
> > > > done drilling what I thought might be enough
> > holes
> > > > "CRACK!". The whole area below where the bridge
> > had
> > > > been cracked on its own and ended up with a
> > visible
> > > > crack. Obviously there had been quite a bit of
> > > > stored tension in the plate.
> > > > 
> > > > Terry Farrell
> > > >   
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: <JIMRPT@aol.com>
> > > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 10:29 PM
> > > > Subject: verrry interesting!! :-)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > We have often spoken of plate stress and how
> > it is
> > > > transferred to other 
> > > > > sections/notes as a string(s) broke or were
> > > > loosened. I have never seen a 
> > > > > better example than the little Apollo grand I
> > am
> > > > removing the strings 
> > > > > from.......
> > > > > The bass strings are out and I was in the
> > process
> > > > of removing tension from 
> > > > > the tenor section.....when 'pong''' a string
> > broke
> > > > in the octave 5/6 
> > > > > section!! as I kept removing tension from the
> > > > tenor, strings kept popping in 
> > > > > the 5/6 area...a total of six altogether
> > > > >  As I was relieving tension in the 5/6 area
> > the
> > > > strings in the top section 
> > > > > 6/7/8 starting breaking also !!
> > > > >  Now the strings that broke were all kinda
> > really
> > > > rusty and broke fairly 
> > > > > easily but I thought it was a perfect example
> > of
> > > > plate stress and stress 
> > > > > transferance............
> > > > > I have never had this happen to me before.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jim Bryant (FL)
> > > > > p.s. the plate is a full perimeter plate.
> > > > >
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