Lance, For whatever it's worth, plate breakage was not an issue in the LA area on these instruments either. At the time, I was working for Sherman, Clay & Co., which sold a few cheaper pianos in those days... Best. Horace At 06:12 AM 11/21/97 -0600, you wrote: > Lance, >I don't see how this could be true since I worked 10 years for the dealer >in town who sold them and we never had 1 plate problem? 1962-1972 >James Grebe >R.P.T. from St. Louis >pianoman@inlink.com >"Only my best is good enough" > >---------- >> From: Lance Lafargue <lafargue@iAmerica.net> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: ..rebuild a George Steck..? >> Date: Thursday, November 20, 1997 10:57 PM >> >> Larry says!!! (Third edition pg 78 top right hand column) "Aeolian >made >> a grand 4'10" in size, sold under a variety of names-Geo.Steck, J&C >> Fischer,etc. Those made in earlier years were not bad, but ones made in >the >> mid 1960's onward had weak plates prone to breakage. Avoid them!! Other >> sizes, even with the same names did NOT have that problem." >> I hope BIG BILL doesn't mind my post...... >> Lance Lafargue, RPT >> New Orleans Chapter >> Covington, LA. >> lafargue@iamerica.net >> >> ---------- >> > From: THEOFONE@aol.com >> > To: pianotech@ptg.org >> > Subject: Re: ..rebuild a George Steck..? >> > Date: Thursday, November 20, 1997 9:20 PM >> > >> > Lance!!!! >> > WHATS THE PIANO?????? >> > >> > Theodore > > Horace Greeley Systems Analyst/Engineer Controller's Office Stanford University email: hgreeley@leland.stanford.edu voice mail: 650.725.9062 fax: 650.725.8014
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