At 8:00 PM -0600 5/10/03, Roger Jolly wrote: >No they don't get that right at all. Cool the plate too fast and >you get all kinds of twist and bumps. <G> The pattern may be right, >but all kinds of strange things happen if you do not watch the >process carefully. >regards Roger. Ric gets it completely, Roger. Maybe the quality of plate castings are a matter which a diligent factory should review if it gets too bad. Baldwin didn't. If we correct bad plate lay-out, are we redesigning the plate, or simply finishing Kelly's or Steinway's work? It's moot. We're simply making a better piano. And if the pianos that come out of shop sound better than others, then we are rewarded. Regards, from the hotel bar. Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. "No one builds the *perfect* piano, you can only remove the obstacles to that perfection during the building." ...........LaRoy Edwards, Yamaha International Corp +++++++++++++++++++++
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