<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT size=3>I can think of two = things to do before you start tearing into it. First, if the pinblock has moved more in the = middle than at the ends I would think you would see some sort of = non-linear feature to the top (maybe more plate exposed at the very top in the = middle?). Second, accurately measure from the back to the front of the = plate in a half-dozen places along the top to try and quantify what is going on. = Is the piano more flat (pitch) in the middle than in the bass and high treble?</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Dave Davis" <</FONT><A href="mailto:davistunes@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>davistunes@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:45 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Convex = Plate</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> Hi All,<BR>>     I provided a purchase = consult today on a 1911<BR>> Ludwig upright.<BR>>     Most = items were looking normal for an old wornout<BR>> piano: Pins were = moderately snug, no broken strings,<BR>> 1/2 step flat, top of plate bulging toward player....<BR>>     The top of the pinblock is covered = with a lovely<BR>> cap that would not look so lovely had I used my<BR>> = wonderbar to remove it.  Am I correct in thinking the<BR>> manufacturer = did not build the plate with the convex<BR>> feature and that, indeed, the = pinblock has moved<BR>> forward?  It reminds me of the Looney Tunes cartoons<BR>> where the water is building up behind the door that = is<BR>> bulging wildly, waiting to burst.<BR>> <BR>> Dave = Davis,Assoc.<BR>> Renton, WA</FONT></BODY></HTML>