Knabe Plate and Stretcher

[gordon stelter]

Hi David,
     Did you remember to make multiple pases with a
razor under the front cap/stretcher lip prior to
chiseling, to reduce fracture of wood/finish? I am
only mentioning this as it may help others with a
simular problem.
     Thump

--- David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> wrote:
> Beautifully curved and laminated cutoff bar though! 
> Nice crown still
> and pretty good tone if the bridge wasn't falling
> apart.
> 
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@comcast.net 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
> Behalf Of Terry
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 5:44 PM
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: Re: Knabe Plate and Stretcher
> 
> '57. Aeolian. Glue is less expensive than a couple
> screws?
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> 
> > 1957.  As it turns out the horizontal cap of the
> stretcher that
> > overhangs the plate is glued onto the vertical
> stretcher.  With a
> sharp
> > chisel I was able to break the glue joint (sort
> of) and remove the
> cap.
> > Had I been more patient I suppose I could have
> wicked in some wall
> paper
> > remover/water mix and allowed the glue to soften
> and removed it rather
> > easily in one piece.  But hey, I'm the "I want it
> now" generation.  So
> > I'll be making a new cap.  But it's a pretty
> simple unadorned piece of
> > wood. It would have so much easier just to screw
> it on.  
> > 
> > David Love
> 
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