[pianotech] Scrap value of plate

[Dale Erwin]

$180 per ton. Plate weighs 400?dothe math

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On Mar 12, 2013, at 4:34 PM, paulmulik at yahoo.com wrote:

> Someone asked me the other day about the scrap value of the metals in a junk piano. I told him it would be next to impossible to get the copper off the bass strings, but does anyone know about how much a scrap metal yard would pay for the plate from a large upright? What does the plate weigh by itself anyway, maybe 250-300 pounds?
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> Paul Mulik
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