---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Terry, An over reaction to be sure. I've encountered a case like the one= =20 previously described and while I was somewhat amazed that someone would=20 remove plate screws without letting down tension I was certainly not=20 frightened. Once reinstalled, the piano came back into tune in only a one=20 pass tuning too! The plate does carry the vast majority of tension after=20 all. Ever see the Astin-Weight website? Greg At 07:57 AM 6/20/2003, you wrote: >I'm not at all one to be frightened when working with plates, but if I had= =20 >walked into that home and saw that, I would have RUN quickly while telling= =20 >the dude to call me after HE re-installed the screws!!! Wowee Zowee! What= =20 >some folks will do. > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dave Nereson" <davner@kaosol.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 2:51 AM >Subject: Re: dangerous pianos > > > A technician friend of mine showed up to tune a grand and noticed all= =20 > the plate screws were missing. He asked the owner about it, who said,=20 > "Oh, I took them out to have them re-plated." Needless to say, he didn't= =20 > raise pitch or tune, but just waited til the screws were returned, then=20 > reinstalled them. Nothing bad happened, (not to say it never could). > --David Nereson, RPT >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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