Hey Ed, I had a Steinway B once where the pinblock was epoxied to the plate. We used heat-irons, heat guns etc. while prying and jacking the plate up. It finally popped up. Good luck. Jude Reveley, RPT Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC Boston, Massachusetts ----- Original Message ----- From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: trouble removing the plate > Has anyone out there ever had trouble removing a plate from a vertical piano > (or a grand for that matter). > > I am stumped. I cannot get the plate out of the Knabe 50" Upright I am > working on. I am certain that all of the screws and other assorted hardware > have been removed. The bottom of the plate is free, but the top around over > the pinblock will not budge. When I lift it the whole piano comes with it. > > Is it possible there is a hidden screw I have not thought of? > Is it possible the plate was glued or epoxied to the pinblock? > > Can anyone help me? > > Thank you, > Ed > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060406/6c7f73b2/attachment.html
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