> > I don't think the idea of plate bushings is flawed but only that when it > is used as an excuse to short cut a nice tight fitting block to the flange > which is what I've come to assume after observing the lack of fit on the > Yam./and other oriental types with plate bushing. > > Has no one else observed this? > Dale Erwin Hi Dale, Have you also observed the tuning instability that is automatically attributed to an improperly fitted block in these pianos? I haven't. I find the Yamahas to be as stable as anything I tune, and more so than most. Plate support is plate support, and if it works without compromising tunability or stability, how is it so horrible? My assumption is that it's not sloppy workmanship, but a design parameter. I don't see a lot of sloppy workmanship in Yamahas, nor many excuses for cutting corners. If all those Steinways are going to have the pins riding the plate anyway, as they surely do pretty quickly in service, what is that carefully obtained flange fit really doing in any functional capacity in them? Ron N
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