More likely something like a rib location changed or a bellybrace got moved and there was still an inventory of cast plates with the holes drilled and (probably) tapped to use up. The most expedient thing to do would be to install a dummy bolt. I’ve encountered this several times over the years. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com <mailto:del at fandrichpiano.com> — ddfandrich at gmail.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Larry Fisher RPT Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:30 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] Simulated Nose Bolt ..... a plate from a different model or brand?? .......... designer decided a nose bolt wasn’t needed after all and the inventory control department decided to use up the already cast plates until the new design arrived?? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121101/0b11361d/attachment.htm>
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