Has anybody had trouble accessing the archives lately? I wanted to search for a subject but my browser keeps crashing when I get to the site. As long as I'm here I'll ask about what I was looking for. After spending most of a day repairing and replating a set of plate and pinblock screws only to have one break on installation (last one in of course), I'm rethinking my policy of reusing original plate screws on every rebuild. I know some rebuilders who always install new machine screws into a new (Delignit or Falconwood) block. And many use new machine bolts when rehanging plates. Does anyone replace all plate (or case for that matter) fasteners as a matter of course on every piano? There is plenty to argue on both sides of this issue, and I'm never shy about arguing, so what do you say? Richard Anderson
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