<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   Hi Ed </DIV> <DIV>  Are you sure the plate isn't built in under the case sides.  Knabes & many others are famous for this.  I've had to literally cut away some of the case to get the palte out.  Fenton recently had a similar problem with a very old Bozy.</DIV> <DIV>  Dale</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Has anyone out there ever had trouble removing a plate from a vertical piano <BR>(or a grand for that matter).<BR><BR>I am stumped. I cannot get the plate out of the Knabe 50" Upright I am <BR>working on. I am certain that all of the screws and other assorted hardware <BR>have been removed. The bottom of the plate is free, but the top around over <BR>the pinblock will not budge. When I lift it the whole piano comes with it.<BR><BR>Is it possible there is a hidden screw I have not thought of?<BR>Is it possible the plate was glued or epoxied to the pinblock?<BR><BR>Can anyone help me?<BR><BR>Thank you,<BR>Ed<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10">Dale Erwin--Piano Restorations<BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Calif 95357<BR>Shop 209-577-8397<BR>cell 209-985-0990<BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=4 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="14"></FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Abadi MT Condensed" color=#000000 size=4 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><A href="http://www.Erwinspiano.com">http://www.Erwinspiano.com</A> </FONT><FONT lang=0 face="Book Antiqua" color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10"><BR>Specializing in the Restoration, Service & Sales of<BR>Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, & other fine pianos</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>