<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just one little thing re shimming the hole.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hammer shanks would be end grain, which is not the best for screw holding, although the point might be mute, in large size screws.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I prefer bolts, to be sure.</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=IFixPianos@yahoo.com href="mailto:IFixPianos@yahoo.com">Michael Magness</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=annie@allthingspiano.com href="mailto:annie@allthingspiano.com">annie@allthingspiano.com</A> ; <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 24, 2007 11:33 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: plates, flying and otherwise</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Dec 23, 2007 6:54 PM, Annie Grieshop <<A href="mailto:annie@allthingspiano.com">annie@allthingspiano.com</A>> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <DIV>Here's something that's been bothering me for a few days:  has anyone on<BR>this group actually been in the vicinity of a plate breaking? </DIV> <DIV><BR><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Big snip</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG><BR><FONT color=#888888><BR>Annie Grieshop <BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><BR><BR clear=all>Hi Annie,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Big snip</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV>tightening. </DIV> <DIV>When I check perimeter bolts/screws if I find stripped ones I remove them, singly, use old broken hammer shanks split in half that I've saved for that purpose with a little titebond in the hole then I replace the bolt or screw. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike</DIV> <DIV>- <BR>People who say it can't be done, should not interrupt those of us who are doing it.<BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</A> <BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</A> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>