> Laurence Beach wrote: > I have just encountered my first piano with a cracked plate. My > questions are 1) just how dangerous is this (the piano is still under > tenstion, but has not been tuned for awhile or has not been able to hold > pitch); 2) what should I do; 3) is there any viable repair; and 4) the > piano is a Schnabel, so is it at all reasonable to search for a > replacement plate? We have a gentleman in our "sister" chapter, Salt Lake City, who repairs plates, and has been doing this for over 20 years with, according to him, no failures. This can usually be done without destringing, and doesn't have to be taken to a shop! vince mrykalo rpt byu provo utah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We should stand in awe of what we don't know, and acknowledge that what we do know is messed up - Howard Bahr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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