More on the Broadwood piano

[Rob Goodale]

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Re: More on the Broadwood pianoYes indeed.  There is some measurable =
warp on the spine, (lid hinge), side.  Not sure how structurally =
devastating it is.  There is no bracing on the bass side at all other =
than the rim itself.  There are only two steel braces parallel to the =
strings in the entire piano, one at the bass break and one before the =
high treble.  There is no plate in the sense that we would think of one =
today.  The hitch pins are inserted in what I believe is called a "hitch =
pin plate", but because it is on the outside bend of a straight strung =
piano I don't think there is a tremendous amount of vertical support.  =
It doesn't even make contact with the pin block.

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV
  I believe it's quite common for the older Broadwoods to suffer from =
serious warping of the case due to a lack of sufficient structural =
strength to support string tension over the long period of time we're =
talking about. It's something restorers have to deal with in these =
pianos. We had one of these instruments at Oberlin and it was a classic =
case of this problem. It was unuseable in it's unrestored condition.
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