Hi Ed, I would doubt it very much, but very possible with rough handling. Since it was on it's side, I would be looking out of the corner of my eye at the movers. How ever, it always suprises me just how rough a piano can be handled and survive. Others on the list may be able to give more details on how prone this make is re: cracked plates, I have no real experience with them. There is quite a lot of imformation in the archives on repairing plates if that will help. Roger At 10:05 AM 01/07/00 -0400, you wrote: >Dear List, > >I went to tune a customer's G. Steck grand piano that had been in storage >on it's side for about a year. The place was air conditioned where the piano >was stored and the piano was close to pitch. When I went to tune it I >noticed a vertical crack in the middle of the support strut at the mid- high >treble range of the piano. The crack goes from the top to the middle of the >strut and stops. Is it possible for the plate to crack while the piano is >resting on its side for extended periods? > > >Thanks, > >Ed Mashburn, RPT > Roger Jolly Saskatoon, Canada. 306-665-0213 Fax 652-0505
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