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<DIV>Never, Never raise a laminated Currier plate to A-440. I've seen
two in my life - One was already broken - the second was at A-440, so I tuned it
there, after first warning the customer the plate may break during tuning,
and the plate may break in the future. Remember the
distinctive look of this plate so you will recognize it in the future. The
giveaway is the smooth finish, tuning pins separated by a large margin (to
spread out the tension, I suppose) and the thick plate profile (best seen by the
bridges). The piano was junk before you tuned it, so you didn't harm
it much by breaking the plate!</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob Maret,
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