<WBR>Didn't Astin Weight pianos have a soundbaord that went all the way to the top of the piano? Anyone have a customer with one that can give us an answer.<br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Don <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:21 pm<br> Subject: Re: Broken Plate<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_0_adae6012-fca1-4209-9be9-3c73ba998dc6 style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff"><PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>Hi Terry, The soundboard was also unique in that it went right up thru to the top of the pin block. Huge length of string above the speaking length as well. It was an interesting attempt to reduce the materials needed for creating a piano. If I remember correctly the metal was only 1/16 of an inch thick on both sides of the "sandwich". Very long tuning pins without bushings...if I remember correctly. At 12:53 PM 10/6/2007 -0400, you wrote: > Just curious, do you know that the intent was to improve cost of the >plate? Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- >Carlos Ralon, RPT > No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.2/1053 - Release Date: 10/6/2007 >10:18 AM Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat <A href="mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com?">mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com</A> <A href="http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/" target=_blank>http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/</A> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner </TT></PRE></div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/index.htm?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000970" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>