Chickering plate screws

[Graeme Harvey]

Hello Lance,

I've never seen a Chickering in this neck of the woods but last year
repaired, rebuilt a Pleyel from 1885 or so. The plate on this piano
dismantled into about 10 pieces and had me scratching my head for a while,
as there were several "screws without slots". After some time I worked out
how to get the thing apart.
If I recall this piano had large slotted nuts under the plank. (Though you
have already checked this on the Chickering, (no pun intended)). This
required a tool to be made to stradle the bolt and fit under the plank etc
etc.

I don't know if this is any help but keep looking at the thing and an answer
will come to you.

Cheers,
Graeme Harvey
New Plymouth NZ


----- Original Message -----
From: Lance Lafargue <lafargue@iamerica.net>
To: pianotech listserv <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 4:29 PM
Subject: Chickering plate screws


> Dear List,
> Many of you have had experience with this piano on other unusual problems
> I've had, so...... I am pulling a plate on an 1883 Chickering 6'8" grand.
> All is usual except two "screws" without slots.  On the upper plate
webbing
> near the pinblock, there are two round-topped things that are holding the
> plate down.  They have no slots and are not visible from underneath.  Are
> these nails?  I cannot pry them up and they definitely appear to be
holding
> the plate.  They are near the pinblock, but not in the very corner.  They
> appear to be attached to the shelf that the rim/block sits on.  Emergency
> advise desperately needed.  Thanks!
>
> Lance Lafargue, RPT
> Mandeville, LA
> New Orleans Chapter
> lafargue@iamerica.net
>
>
>