<HTML><BODY STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>F.Y,I, & m=
ine</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> Stwy Models S ,M, L, =
O, All have plate horns with the screw arrangement. Models A , B ,C =
,D all have wedges. Wedges or horn they do the same thing which is transf=
er load to the under beam assembly.</DIV> <DIV> What I want to know=
is at what point you can keep the bloomin thing from flying out of there=
as its strung. My best success is to use a bit of pressure from a pry ba=
r and block to give it a good shove into position before the ch=
ipping and tuning is attempted. </DIV> <DIV> I've used the prior met=
hod before any strings go on but it seems the pounding in of the pin=
s makes them fall out routinely even if it's taped in position.</DIV> <DI=
V> Any body else?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE s=
tyle="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-L=
EFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Aria=
l">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; =
FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Delwin D Fandrich</DIV> <DIV=
style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 23, 2001 8:58 P=
M</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org</DIV=
> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: missing Steinway no=
se shim</DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: =
"David Foster" <pno2nr@hotmail.com><BR>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>=
;<BR>Sent: November 23, 2001 2:03 PM<BR>Subject: missing Steinway nose sh=
im<BR><BR><BR>....after<BR>> replacing the pinblock, recapping the bri=
dges and setting new bearing, I<BR>> find there is a gap of about 3/16=
”. I am assuming that all these pianos<BR>> originally h=
ad shims and that I should make a replacement.<BR><BR>Most of them had sh=
ims, or wedges. I've encountered just one (I think a<BR>Model M) that may=
not have had a wedge. With the plate in place there was no<BR>room for o=
ne. Other than than I've rebuilt two (I think) pianos that came in<BR>wit=
hout wedges (one was a Steinway, the other was something else). The<BR>St=
einway plates are typically a bit on the light side which is just fine as=
<BR>long as some stress from the string load is coupled down through the =
horn,<BR>past the wedge and on to the rim braces. Otherwise I'd worry abo=
ut the plate<BR>breaking, not to mentions the overall instability of the =
thing. Go ahead,<BR>make a wedge and stick it in there.<BR><BR><BR>><B=
R>> Can anyone offer<BR>> some suggestions about the best material =
to use to fashion one? That is,<BR>> could I just take an old pl=
ate screw and grind down its shank to<BR>appropriate<BR>> dimensions, =
or is there a better way?<BR><BR>Visit your local hardware store and pick=
up a length of 3/8" x 3/8" square<BR>steel rod. It's cheap and you'll ha=
ve enough stock to make a couple of dozen<BR>wedges.<BR><BR><BR>><BR>&=
gt; As a side note, I wonder about the stress this imbalance placed on th=
e<BR>> plate/rim/belly structure over the years. Significant or =
inconsequential?<BR><BR>Who knows? What you do know is where the thing is=
today. That's where I'd<BR>leave it.<BR><BR>Del<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BO=
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