I'll have to go back with my camera, but yes, I'll post it in the next week or two. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Delwin D Fandrich <fandrich@pianobuilders.com> > To: <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>; Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Date: 1/24/2004 9:22:25 AM > Subject: RE: Hobart Cable upright with broken plate > > Can you send a picture of this? > > Del > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > Behalf Of David Love > Sent: January 24, 2004 7:58 AM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Hobart Cable upright with broken plate > > > Ran into an 1890 Hobart Cable upright with a broken plate. Open face > pinblock with full plate (above and below block). The horizontal section > of the plate which lies just below the pinblock and tapers down to about 1 > 1/4" wide where it joins the treble side of the plate is cracked at that > juncture. There are large plate screws all along this horizontal section > which secure to the frame underneath. The screw which is nearest the break > is about 10" to the bass side. The piano is 25 cents flat but seems to be > fairly well in tune with itself. Original strings. Impossible to tell how > long the crack has been there--though I wonder if in tightening the plate > screws, this small arm of the plate wasn't stressed due to bad fitting > underneath and the plate has been cracked from the outset. Am I getting > into any trouble to try and tune the piano? Since the crack exists on a > horizontal section and since that section is mostly secured with plate > screws, it appears that it is not having any effect on the tuning > stability. > > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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