<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: California Convention--10 ft 2" Fazioli</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <STYLE type=text/css>BLOCKQUOTE { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } DL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } UL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } OL { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } LI { PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } </STYLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=093124614-17012005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080>No. But it was one a series I was able to study and draw information from = when it came time for me to start working with steel plates. Baldwin built quite = a number of these pianos and, based on their experience with them, came = very close to building a plant to produce steel plates for just about all of their = vertical pianos. The bankruptcy of "Baldwin United" ended the project just a week = or so before the contracts were to be signed.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093124614-17012005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093124614-17012005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093124614-17012005><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=093124614-17012005></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>tom driscoll<BR><B>Sent:</B> January 17, 2005 6:24 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Dels comments -steel plates<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- <SPAN = class=375515613-17012005><FONT 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> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" 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> <DIV dir=ltr><SPAN class=375515613-17012005><FONT face="Comic = Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>