This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Joe, Our shop recently "stitched" a 1904 Baldwin upright plate. It turned out = beautiful. One thing about stitching, Vs welding, (we have done both) is = it does work. No fear of microscopic cracks developing due to the application of high = heat. As far as cosmetics, a light grinding..you can apply some sort of = resurfacing material..bondo or primer..like most "good looking" plates have under = gone, and end up with a quality job. Stitching is commonly used on = diesel engine blocks and heads etc. where the end result is a finely milled surface. You can = not see the repair after the resurfacing. No bondo there. It is very = simple to do, with , in my opinion, superior results compared to welding. Just a couple of cents = worth. ;-) Bob Moffatt & Sons Piano Calgary, Alberta Canada, T3E 5G4 (403) 243-0385 -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ------- ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Joseph Garrett=20 To: pianotech@ptg.org=20 Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 8:02 PM Subject: Patrick Draine/?welding vs stitching Patrick, First, it seems to make better mechanical sense, to me. Second, I = don't know of anyone who does "Stitching" in our area and none of the techs here = have ever had a plate "Stitched", to the my knowledge. I prefer to go with = a process that I know will work. Besides, "Stitching" requires some sort = of "bondo" to cover the job, in order to make the job cosmetically ok. = Whereas, with welding, filing and grinding, then primer, etc., looks better to = my eye and makes me feel like I've done the job properly. Just one of my many quirks. <G> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/44/51/b5/22/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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