It is unlikely that an aluminum plate will "break." Bend, yes, but not break. ddf _____ From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul T Williams Sent: April 16, 2009 9:50 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Brands prone to breaking plates That's a good idea. One thing comes to mind, and that would be anything with the aluminum plate. Never happened to me, but something tells me it's more fragile than cast iron....but then again, I've been mistaken before ;>) There were quite a few made during WWII years and a little after... Paul Ryan Sowers <tunerryan at gmail.com> Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 04/16/2009 11:26 AM Please respond to pianotech at ptg.org To pianotech at ptg.org cc Subject [pianotech] Brands prone to breaking plates Oh wise list, I remember Jack Wyatt listing off a bunch of piano brands that are notorious for breaking plates. It would be great to compile a master list of these pianos and have them published for the benefit of posterity. Let the list begin! What brands should we watch out for? -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA <http://www.pianova.net/> www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090416/cf5d7181/attachment.html>
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