---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 10/27/2004 12:01:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, dza7@netcabo.pt writes: Hi Hugo Several of us on list have done these routinely & I am doing one currently. If the crack was there prior to the fall there is no insurance claim. Also simply Falling sideways is also rather unspecific as to jolt/force involved. Tuesday My local high school had their Stwy B (7ft.) come off two legs hit the ground hard & split the pedals. It is the same age as yours roughly. The plate is intact & no soundboard splits. We set it up on its legs, I repaired the pedals & tuned it the next day No problem. Personally I doubt the fall caused the crack. These interments are rugged. I would suggest the plate/harp would crack or split before the board. If the piano sounds good I'd leave it alone. If it needs strings then repair the crack when it's torn down. At this point its a cosmetic problem unless the board was already a dud. Sicerely Dale Erwin Hi, although this will be a bit vague, I would like to know in which cases would you consider a soundboard substitution in this piano. This, about 30 years old Steinway D, fell sideways while being moved and has now a 20cm long crack in the middle zone near the bridge. We were suggested to substitute the soundboard. Has anyone done this in this model? What was the old soundboard condition? How much would just the soundboard cost? Thank you, Hugo Erwins Pianos Restorations 4721 Parker Rd. Modesto, Ca 95357 209-577-8397 Rebuilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales www.Erwinspiano.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4e/39/52/70/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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