<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1528" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>So they could sell you a new one in 80 years?</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Lhadeh@wmconnect.com href="mailto:Lhadeh@wmconnect.com">Lhadeh@wmconnect.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 07, 2006 2:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> trouble removing the plate</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">I had trouble removing the plate from a Mason & Hamlin upright too.  The right key bed support had to have a notch made to get at one screw.   Even though it had five or six screws into the side of the piano case, it was also glued. <BR><BR>Then when the plate was loose, it still couldn't be removed due to a piece of walnut moulding glued to the case top that was wider than the top to hide the top edge of the plate casting.  I damaged the moulding trying to remove it, so will have to cut a new one when it goes back together. <BR><BR>It was obvious this piano case was built up after the sound board and plate were attached with little consideration to future disassembly for rebuilding.  Planned obsolesence? <BR><BR>Loren Hedahl <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>