<div> Thanks, Bob.<br> <br> ae<br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: BobDavis88@aol.com<br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 7:58 am<br> Subject: Re: plate repair<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_37707fcd-42af-4fc9-b56a-65dccf2999a9"> <div> <div>In a message dated 7/14/2007 7:42:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:reggaepass@aol.com">reggaepass@aol.com</a> writes:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"><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 target="_blank" 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-family: ARIAL,SAN-SERIF; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><hr style="margin-top: 10px;">Get a sneak peak of the all-new <a title="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982" target="_blank" href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982">AOL.com</a>.</font></div> </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>