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face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I've written about this at =
length several
times in the past (and will be talking about it next month in
Sacramento)</FONT> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS" =
color=#000080>but,
briefly:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face="Comic =
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color=#000080>None of us have a whole lot of experience with steel =
plates. My
standard reply when this question comes up is, "How many pianos with =
steel
plates have you worked on and has this been a problem with any of =
them?" My
own experience has been limited to building a few prototype and =
experimental
pianos in R&D labs. None in production. But I have never had a =
problem
with ringing in any part of the plate. =
<SNIP></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Del,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face=Arial
size=2> I serviced an Acrosonic that had a plate =
constructed
of steel .If I remember the material was from 1/4" to 1/2" , =
welded
together . This piano seemed not unlike the =
other
hundreds of Acro's I seen.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face=Arial
size=2> I think this was a 60's piano and am =
wondering if
this was one of yours,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Best always,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face=Arial
size=2> Tom
Driscoll</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>