<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>HTML Message</TITLE> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none">But the pinblock is shot...well, has some problems... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Alan R. Barnard" <TUNE4U@EARTHLINK.NET> To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 7/18/2006 5:01:09 PM Subject: Something old, something new ... Working on a very nice 100 year old Kimball upright  -- it was Grandma's piano and the guy is paying to have it "done right" all new felts, new casters, CA block, ... I like it!   Anyway, this piano has a plate strut (I guess that's what it is) BEHIND the soundboard in the tenor/treble strut area. Is that what I'm seeing? It's new to me.   Don't know if it's a related issue but with this extra iron and 8 heavy back posts this piano seems well constructed (and heavy) and there are NO cracks in the board or either bridge, not even one teensie little eyelash!   Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 </DIV></BODY></HTML>