<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hmmmmm. I guess the latter suggestion might be a possibility. My first assumption was that maybe their 9-foot model had a nose bolt there in the treble, so they thought one on their smaller piano would look good there also - even if it didn't have a function.<div><br></div><div>Just thought it might be interesting. Funny things about these pianos......</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 31, 2012, at 2:29 PM, Larry Fisher RPT wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <div dir="ltr"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">..... a plate from a different model or brand??  ..........  designer decided a nose bolt wasn’t needed after all and the inventory control department decided to use up the already cast plates until the new design arrived??</div></div></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>