At 06:51 AM 10/11/2000 -0400, you wrote: >Friends, > >Today I am going to look at a piano I might obtain and repair. It is a >1947 Cable console with a separated back, a gap of about 1/2 inch, and >it has an aluminum plate. I tuned this piano a couple times 5-6 years >ago. Not being very observant, I guess, I didn't notice the separation >until the third time I went to tune; it had wood veneer glued across the >top. If I recall correctly, it's a pretty little thing, a shame to >discard, but Cable pianos aren't rated very high in my mind. > >I've repaired back separations several times, with good success, but >never one with such a large separation. What are my chances of pulling >this gap together without the aluminum plate cracking? Should I even >attempt it? Input appreciated. > >Regards, >Clyde Hollinger, RPT There is always a possibility but the probability is low. Aluminium is more flexible than cast iron (seems to me). I would lower the tension a least a half tone because it will gain about that during the repair. Go for it, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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