---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Friends I'm considering rebuilding another of these old rosewood monsters for an influential client. The only hesitation I have ( well not the only one) is that the front of the stretcher has a crack in it and the whole of the stretcher cap piece is bowed up about 1/8th of an inch and has a corresponding separation between the lower portion which is the pin block. The piano IS designed for A-440 & is currently stable. It has an open face angled block with the plate that does not incapsulate it The crack in the strecher, the tension at 440 , & the pitch has been stable for the ten years & holds tune. I've known the piano. I hate to work on it because it needs everything xcept a finish & it sound crappy. My thought is to beef up the stretcher by replacing it with something like falconwood instead of plain maple and really anchor it to the pinblock section below via thru bolts & then re venneer the whole shootin match.. This is a massive & large cap type stretcher. One end is about 10 to 12 inches wide on top and tapers down to 4 or so in the bass. I know we've had some discussion on this before & am open to imput & suggestions on this baby. Has any one had the whole of the stretcher /pinblock assembly out in one piece or in pieces or any other retrofit repair or constuction that would be helpful in this regard. Thanks in advance Dale Erwin ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/43/3c/a6/55/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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