[pianotech] CF Stein

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Fri Nov 16 11:25:59 MST 2012


On 11/16/2012 8:54 AM, Terry Farrell wrote:

> What on earth is a "shrink hole"?

What do you think all those holes in plates are for, to whistle at high 
speed? Cast iron shrinks as it cools. The holes are to balance resulting 
stresses and minimize warpage.

Ron N


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