Archives trouble? and plate screws

[Richard Anderson]

Yes I did replate them myself. I bought a couple kits from an outfit named
Casswell. One is nickel electroplating and the other is electroless nickel.
Each process has pros and cons, and setting up to do the plating, both the
first time and each time later, is more difficult than doing the actual
plating. I like being able to do it for a number of reasons, but like
refinishing, if there were someone nearby who could do it to my satisfaction
in a timely manner I wouldn't mess with it.

Richard Anderson

> From: "David ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:08:56 -0800
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Archives trouble? and plate screws
> 
> 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
>