Hi Richard, There were a number of "A" scales. Back on the left tail end of the plate there will be a cast in and usually black lettered designation like A with a 3 under it or A with a 5 under it. There were about 5 or so up till the end in 70's They must have done a lot of changing from the early 1900's and on. Jim James Grebe R.P.T. of the P.T.G pianoman@inlink.com Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Benches in St. Louis, MO (314) 845-8282 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Anderson" <tknostf@foxvalley.net> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 6:24 PM Subject: M&H A scale and rim movement > I need help with two puzzles on a M&H A I unstrung today. > > First, this piano was previously rebuilt by a shop that is famous for its > creative work. The scale they used does not match anything in Guide to > Restringing. There is an A scale that starts with 11 nineteens that I've > found on pianos with serial numbers on either side of this one, but it's not > even close to what was on this piano. Does anyone have an original scale > from a serial number closer to 18706 than 19828 or 18656? > > Serial number 18706 (1909) > scale designation cast in plate is A. > treble bridge has big hook, bass bridge is straight > 2 bicords on treble bridge > 60 plain wire unisons > no individual rear aliquots > lots of little ribs up in the treble > spider is present but may have been messed with (at least he didn't remove > it, there's another shop that routinely removes them) > > Second, once unstrung, the plate wedge fell out as usual, but the gap is now > at least 1/16" greater that the thickness of the wedge. I've not seen one > open up this far before. Also the board moved down .010" with unstringing. > I'm having trouble visualizing how the rim/plate/belly rail are moving so > much. More importantly I have to decide whether to install the plate where > it's at or move it, and whether to replace the wedge with a thicker one or > not. The previous rebuilder replaced the block (not glued in of course) so > the current placement is suspect. Any thoughts on what's going on with this > piano? > > Thanks, > > Richard Anderson > Elgin,IL >
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