<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi----Talk to Dale Erwin about the "Lok 'n Stitch" method, I believe it's called. He swears by it.<DIV>DA<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jul 14, 2007, at 7:36 AM, <A href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV>Hi List,<BR> <BR> I am consulting on the rebuilding of a twenty year old Steinway concert grand. It has a crack in the plate that goes all the way around the strut next to the lowest A string, about an inch behind (away from the player) the dampers. The strut has not moved either side to side or up and down....yet. <BR> <BR> Two questions: 1) What are viable repair for this, and; 2) can anyone recommend someone capable of doing them in Southern California?<BR> <BR> Thanks,<BR> <BR> Alan Eder<BR> </DIV> <DIV> <BR> </DIV> <DIV class="AOLPromoFooter"> <HR style="margin-top:10px;"> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at <A href="http://www.aol.com?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000437" target="_blank"><B>AOL.com</B></A>.<BR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>