<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" 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><STRONG><EM>  Before a decision is made to weld  plate I would strongly advise anyway considering this option to speak with Gary at Loch-n- Stich & hear hit from him as to why welding cast iron is a horrible option. Too many variables. HE is an Expert of great proportions. JMO</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  When I want a plate fixed I want to know that after it strung up that I have <FONT size=3>no concerns</FONT> about it cracking in another location later on because of material brittleness/crystallization due to heat build up during a welding process. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>    Call me paranoid but after speaking with Gary about the hazards of welding...it's not for me. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>   The Loch-n -Stich method is safe & the repair way stronger than the cast iron itself. </EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Perhaps I am wrong that there is more than one way to skin this cat but I'll stick with a sure thing</EM></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><EM>  Dale</EM></STRONG></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> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Hi,Alan!  There is a non-PTG piano rebuilder in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:City>,who successfully repaired cracked plates,even on a Bechstein..Call him for help..His name is Gene Koroleff  818-503-0080..Good Luck.. Isaac<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>reggaepass@aol.com<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Saturday, July 14, 2007 7:37 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> plate repair</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">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 <st1:place w:st="on">Southern California</st1:place>?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Alan Eder<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV> <DIV> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT><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>