Kranich and Bach Plate Crack

[Richard Moody]

Well Les, (and thank you) 
	Just when you thought I have never seen a K&B decal, (and you are right,
as usual) I remembered my Decals Unlimited catalog.  Sure enough out of
three decals offered, there is one with a "bird" in it. But it is a GOOSE,
not a turkey, or that is what the farmer's daughter says, and I concur but
what else is in the "picture" , a black and white (xerox I bet) I am not
sure.  
	I am NOT going to send them $15.00 for one just to find out or see who is
right.  Yeeesch, at those prices, the catalog should be in color, and yet
I seem to remember a color page or two from the earlier editions...... 
	And wouldn't you know it, if I want a plate decal for my Chickering
Anniversary Grand I gotta fork out $85.00.  That's more than I want to
spend on the hammers ; }

Ric McStinge
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> From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Kranich and Bach Plate Crack
> Date: Sunday, September 27, 1998 11:51 AM
> 
> Great post, Ric!
> 
> Just to clear up one point, the K&B fallboard decal is the one that has
a
> large bird in it which, upon close examination, most resembles a turkey!
> You can't say they didn't warn you. :)
> 
> Les
> 
>  
> 
> On Sun, 27 Sep 1998, Richard Moody wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > ----------
> > > From: Les Smith <lessmith@buffnet.net>
> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > Subject: Re: Kranich and Bach Plate Crack
> > > Date: Saturday, September 26, 1998 11:04 AM
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Sat, 26 Sep 1998, Richard Moody wrote:
> > > 
> > > > To put it bluntly, this is a defective design. 
> > > 
> > > I assume that you're talking about the whole piano here, not just
the
> > > plate.  If so, I think that criticism is unjustified. Affter all,
> > > K&B did have an attractive fallboard decal. 
> > 
> > OK Les I will rise to the bait if I can stop laughing long enought to
> > type. I didn't mean the whole piano unless it is the one that had the
> > action with  pot metal brackets and capstains that break when .......