[pianotech] Pitch change, etc.

[Ron Nossaman]

William Truitt wrote:
> Truthfully, I haven't decided yet.  I am aware that others like David Love
> have worked out a protocol for planing the root down and then gluing on the
> cap.  I may do something like that.  I have wondered about making the
> laminated cap too thick and then planing it down as usual.  Is there any
> reason why that would be verboten?  I will not be using vertical hitch pins
> on this coming rebuild.

Ever hand plane the face of a piece of plywood? Don't, it's 
ugly. If you're setting bearing in a traditional manner, you 
can still do it with a spacer the thickness of your cap for 
measurement, and plane down the root, gluing the cap on last.
Ron N