[CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork

[David Love]

Yes.   The plate is used for everything from setting bridge locations,
bridge pin array, pin block, etc., etc.

 

David Love

www.davidlovepianos.com

 

From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T
Williams
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:40 AM
To: CAUTlist
Subject: [CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork

 

Hi List, 

When shipping a piano out for new soundboard,bridges, and pinblock, is it
necessary for the bellyman to have the plate delivered with the body of the
piano?  I've never thought about this when shipping a piano out since it's
always had the plate.  Do they need to put the plate back in after the new
"equipment" has been installed for proper plate heights, pinblock holes,
etc. ?  This may be a really obvious answer to you and it may be that I'm
not thinking correctly. 

I've pulled the plate from this 1924 Steinway L this morning to discover
some ugliness that may not be worth repairing by shimming or epoxying, the
bridge string grooves are pretty ugly and the pinblock is not the best of
shape, but probably treatable.  If the outsourced tech didn't need the
plate, I thought of trying my hand at rebronzing/spraying or what-have-you
myself while the rest of the case is gone.  I'm doing the action rebuild
too. 

Thanks in advance for your wise words. 

Paul

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