<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman Greek" LANG="0">In a message dated 3/23/2002 1:29:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, gcasper@pacbell.net writes:<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman Greek" LANG="0"> Do you lock and stich??????????????<BR>
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Greetings again list:<BR>
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Since my post of last week regarding the strange behaviour of a Pease baby<BR>
grand, and heeding the advice of the few who responded, I have determined<BR>
that the plate is indeed cracked. That's what was causing the chaos in<BR>
tuning and playability. Now the question is... is it worth trying to repair<BR>
the plate on this inexpensive piano, or should I just junk it? The case is<BR>
beautiful and it would seem a shame to just toss it, but I'm not in a<BR>
position to spend beau coup dollars fixing it either. The crack is at the<BR>
end of the last bass strut, the one that's overstrung. The plate is crack<BR>
through completely, farther back than the hitch pins for the tenor strings<BR>
(on the understrung portion). I hope this is making some sense. Without<BR>
pictures or being able to draw this, I feel as though I may not be<BR>
explaining it very well.<BR>
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In any case, suggestions or ideas GREATLY appreciated. If I can't fix the<BR>
plate, I'm probably donating the thing to Carl Meyer and his capo bar<BR>
hardening experiment.<BR>
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Thanks in advance.<BR>
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Greg Casper<BR>
San Jose, CA<BR>
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