Standard procedure. But not at every tuning. Once every ten years or so. You'd be surprised how loose they become over the years. Start in the bass corner and work your way to the treble and around the plate. Newer Baldwin grands do not require this however with their threaded plate system. Regards, Jon Page At 08:28 AM 02/25/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Why would you want to tighten the plate screws? > >Frank Weston > >-----Original Message----- >From: pianolover@worldspy.net <pianolover@worldspy.net> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 1:10 AM >Subject: Tightening the plate... > > >>Hi all, >> >>What is the proper method for tightening plate screws, and do I need some >kind of tool to measure the amount of torque? As a newbie working as a floor >tuner, I currently service mostly new pianos, but trade-ins, and home >tunings will bring me in touch with older pianos as well. I want to make >sure I follow the correct and best method for doing this, so I can avoid big >problems. Thanks! >> >>Terry >>Los Angeles, CA >> >> >>______________________________________________________________ >>Get free Internet service and email at http://www.worldspy.com >> > Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC