<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 7/14/2007 7:42:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, reggaepass@aol.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>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?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Alan,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Check out <A href="http://www.locknstitch.com/">http://www.locknstitch.com/</A>  up in Turlock. They will do on-site work, or you can send them the plate. They could answer questions about the strength and appropriateness of their technique.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style">Bob Davis</FONT></DIV><BR><BR><BR><DIV><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">Get a sneak peak of the all-new <A title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank">AOL.com</A>.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>