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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> September 24, 2002 6:48 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Broken plates was =
Grand Treble
Bell</DIV>
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size=2 FAMILY="SERIF">In a message dated 9/22/2002 11:26:51 PM =
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href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A>
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TYPE="CITE">Subj:<B>Re: [pianotech] Grand Treble Bell =
</B><BR>Date:9/22/2002
11:26:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>From:<A
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Reply-to:<A
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FAMILY="SERIF"> &n=
bsp;
While following this thread all this talk of broken plates ,I just =
wondered
how many have ever encountered a broken plate in a Steinway or If =
you'll admit
to breaking a plate by adjusting any of the nose bolts or bell =
bolts.
ANy body willing to fess
up?<BR>
Dale</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>I've not done it but I have encountered one =
Model D
with a nice crack radiating out on two sides from the bolt hole. Since =
the bolt
was pretty tight I assumed the crack had started as a result of =
overtightening,
though I suppose I couldn't really prove it. The owner didn't know when =
it had
happened--the piano was purchased used for a rather good price. =
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>As I've pointed out in the past, neither the =
bell nor
the bolt are structural and there's not a lot of stress on the plate =
panel from
the strings in this area so I told the client not to worry about it =
unless it
grew. I backed it off to my normal finger tight plus one. So far as I =
know it
has not grown any further--but I've not seen the piano is some
years.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV>
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