"looks like it propagates under the felt and it could possibly be connecting the three struts." While anything is possible, and I have not looked under the felt, this is a full plate with an open pinblock. My assumption is that the crack ends right in the corner of the tuning pin field cut-out. Two of the cracks are contiguous with this low treble tuning pin field cut-out, but the third crack is way down at A0. I'm pretty sure the cracks are confined to the struts only. Terry Farrell > This crack is quite elaborate; it looks like it > propagates under the felt and it could possibly be > connecting the three struts. > > Welding this requires a very skilled welder with lots > of experience. The whole casting has to be preheated > and held at an elevated temperature while it's being > welded. I would be very hesitant to get involved with > this one, but my guess is, it may have a chance with > the Lock/Stitch method and lots of money. > > The plate may be warped, or it wasn't levelled > properly when the screws were tightened. Check if the > plate is warped before spending money on welding / > stitching. > > Vladan
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