[pianotech] plate finishing

[Encore Pianos]

Some time ago, Jude Reveley posted a methodology to lightly countersink the
washers into the plate to eliminate the plate mung.  I don't remember when
it was.  

Acky pucky?  Wow, that's harsh.  :-)

Will 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2012 11:50 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] plate finishing

On 5/8/2012 10:17 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

>I've found that using an appropriate counter sink on the  screw holes, 
>right after the initial finishing process, helps to eliminate  some 
>chipping, but ya really have to have all your ducks in a row to get  
>the plate stuffed into the carcus and get the strings on before the 
>darned  stuff sets up hard. Any suggestions?

Duck straightener, definitely.

Seriously, cleaning out the countersinks and putting a small thin washer
under nose bolt and perimeter lags or nuts helps tremendously. My biggest
hassle is what unknown acky pucky the last guy sprayed on as a finish, that
I don't know exactly how far down I have to strip it to get to something
trustworthy. At the least, it seems to be best to take perimeter and nose
bolt nut seat areas down to bare metal before priming. Murphy was an
optimist when it comes to finish work, in any case.
Ron N