FW: plates, flying and otherwise

[Annie Grieshop]

I'm forwarding John's holiday wishes to the list.........

-----Original Message-----
From: John Ross [mailto:jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca]
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 8:00 PM
To: annie at allthingspiano.com
Subject: Re: plates, flying and otherwise


12 degrees Centigrade, and rain tomorrow. That is unusually warm for us.
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all on the list.
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Annie Grieshop" <annie at allthingspiano.com>
To: "John Ross" <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 9:54 PM
Subject: RE: plates, flying and otherwise


> I've run into several pianos with separated blocks (including the ones
> that
> have already been bolted and are still trying to come apart!), but it just
> never occured to me that it would cause the plate to break.  Of course it
> would!  I just hadn't considered it far enough.
>
> I really appreciate being reminded of the potential power in a piano.  I
> like to "wow" customers with factoids about the pressure inside their
> instrument, but I get too lazy to think about it seriously, myself.
> Familiarity breeds contempt, right?  Thanks, John.
>
> How's your winter going up there?  We've got lots of ice and pretty good
> winds today.  Looks like global warming is going to bring us glaciers, as
> it's been too warm to snow and too chilly to rain -- just ice (ick!).  But
> other than that, it's nearly Christmas and we'll start getting more light
> from here on out!
>
> Happy holidays to you and yours!
>
> Annie
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Ross [mailto:jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca]
>> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2007 7:38 PM
>> To: annie at allthingspiano.com
>> Subject: Re: plates, flying and otherwise
>>
>>
>> The block separation, was what caused the plate to break. The lag
>> bolts had
>> stripped the wood.
>> If you catch it before the plate breaks, it can be pulled back in
>> place and
>> bolted, as has been previously discussed.
>> Mind you, these are uprights, I am talking about.
>> John M. Ross
>> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
>> jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca