<HTML><HEAD> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2> <DIV>Here is the original post</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ran into an 1890 Hobart Cable upright with a broken plate. Open face</DIV> <DIV>pinblock with full plate (above and below block). The horizontal section</DIV> <DIV>of the plate which lies just below the pinblock and tapers down to about 1</DIV> <DIV>1/4" wide where it joins the treble side of the plate is cracked at that</DIV> <DIV>juncture. There are large plate screws all along this horizontal section</DIV> <DIV>which secure to the frame underneath. The screw which is nearest the break</DIV> <DIV>is about 10" to the bass side. The piano is 25 cents flat but seems to be</DIV> <DIV>fairly well in tune with itself. Original strings. Impossible to tell how</DIV> <DIV>long the crack has been there--though I wonder if in tightening the plate</DIV> <DIV>screws, this small arm of the plate wasn't stressed due to bad fitting</DIV> <DIV>underneath and the plate has been cracked from the outset. Am I getting</DIV> <DIV>into any trouble to try and tune the piano? Since the crack exists on a</DIV> <DIV>horizontal section and since that section is mostly secured with plate</DIV> <DIV>screws, it appears that it is not having any effect on the tuning</DIV> <DIV>stability. </DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 2/25/2004 7:48:33 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Broken Plate</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 PTSIZE="10">In a message dated 2/24/04 7:38:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">Recall the broken plate I talked about awhile ago.  Attached is a picture. <BR>I tuned the piano where it was (-20c) and it seemed to be stable enough. <BR>Any thoughts about potential problems? <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 PTSIZE="12" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>David, <BR><BR>It looks like a low stress-point to me...but then, what do I know?  I'd be curious to find out how it holds up, and, if possible, to find out how long it's been in its current state. <BR><BR>I missed the original post.  Is this a Chickering Quarter Grand?  I've seen one of those cracked at or near the same place.</FONT> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>