Archives trouble? and plate screws

[David ilvedson]

Richard,

You plated the screws yourself?  I did that at WIT when I was 
in training but we went next door to the Band Instrument 
Repair facilities and used their plating equipment.  Are you 
really set up to plate your own hardware?

David I.

Date sent:      	Sun, 09 Jan 2000 20:30:17 -0600
Subject:        	Archives trouble? and plate screws
From:           	Richard Anderson <tknostf@foxvalley.net>
To:             	pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> Has anybody had trouble accessing the archives lately? I wanted to search
> for a subject but my browser keeps crashing when I get to the site. As long
> as I'm here I'll ask about what I was looking for. After spending most of a
> day repairing and replating a set of plate and pinblock screws only to have
> one break on installation (last one in of course), I'm rethinking my policy
> of reusing original plate screws on every rebuild. I know some rebuilders
> who always install new machine screws into a new (Delignit or Falconwood)
> block. And many use new machine bolts when rehanging plates. Does anyone
> replace all plate (or case for that matter) fasteners as a matter of course
> on every piano? There is plenty to argue on both sides of this issue, and
> I'm never shy about arguing, so what do you say?
> 
> Richard Anderson 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net