William writes: << It is the reverse, Ed. The plate flange is "painted", lowered into place, and removed. The blackened high-spots are then visible.>> Are you sure about that? Even though that is the way I have always done it, I seem to remember seeing pinblocks in pianos at the factory that were totally blackened before plate fitting, and I can guarantee that the plates I have taken out of Steinways were not touching 100% of the flange, even though the entire front edge of the block was black. Wondering, still Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living.<BR> (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)</HTML>
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