broken plate

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher D. Purdy" <purdy@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: September 06, 2000 5:08 PM
Subject: broken plate


>
> Hi everyone,
>
> My former student called today to tell me that the plate broke on an older
> Steinway B he is rebuilding.  I talked with him about it and I am positive
> that he was doing things correctly.  I gave him Bob Beck's number in NJ
and
> Bob sez it can't be welded.  Bob is very familiar with these birds and
said
> that it is very common for S&S B's to break like this.  (I can't describe
> the crack accurately.  It's in the webbing starting on the treble side of
> the over-stringing break)

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Chris,

Can you be a bit more specific about the location of the break?  It might
focus a lot of speculation.

I've not yet encountered a B with a broken plate, nor have I had it happen
to me.  I'm really curious.

Del