[pianotech] Brands prone to breaking plates

[Pianoman]

So far, I have had only 1 plate break on me while tuning.  It was back in 
the early 1960s and I was tuning an Estey console (used) the day before 
delivery  at Aeolian Co. of MO.  All of a sudden CRACK as I had just made 
the jump to the treble section from the middle.  That model Estey has no 
flange area on the perimeter of the plate. The plate is almost flat.  My 
employers gave me the piano and I used its casework and used it to reframe 
my bathroom window.  Probably the only bathroom window made of genuine 
veneered mahogany.
James
James Grebe
Since 1962
Piano Tuning & Repair
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Products(
314) 608-4137   1526 Raspberry Lane   Arnold, MO 63010
Researcher of St. Louis Theatre History
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www.grebepiano.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Sowers" <tunerryan at gmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:25 AM
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
> www.pianova.net
>