Floating plate (was: Re: Yamaha out of tune

[Jon Page]

Wouldn't the plate be acting as a lock nut once the bolt is secured?

Jon Page

At 10:47 PM 8/29/98 EDT, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 8/29/98 10:09:39 PM, nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET wrote:
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><<This doesn't happen with the floating plate
>system because the bolt is locked to the plate by the threads and the bolt
>head. Hope that makes sense. >>
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>Ron; 
>I understood what you said...does that mean I should start worrying?? :-)
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>As for the quote above, I understand that the bolt and lag are both locked to
>the plate via threads on/in the plate/lag but...........it is the lag to rim
>wood connection that I was thinking of.  Granted there will be little, if
any,
>soundboard positioning post (conventional type) movement, as the board
doesn't
>touch the plate, but won't there be expansion contraction in the lag/rim
>connection?  And if there is isn't that the same point as a regular
>conventional lag develops 'most' of its looseness??
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>"expansion is progress..........isn't it?"
>Faintly Dull
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