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In a message dated 3/23/2002 1:29:16 AM Pacific Standard Time,
gcasper@pacbell.net writes:
> Gregg
Do you lock and stich??????????????
Dale Erwin
>
> Greetings again list:
>
> Since my post of last week regarding the strange behaviour of a Pease baby
> grand, and heeding the advice of the few who responded, I have determined
> that the plate is indeed cracked. That's what was causing the chaos in
> tuning and playability. Now the question is... is it worth trying to repair
> the plate on this inexpensive piano, or should I just junk it? The case is
> beautiful and it would seem a shame to just toss it, but I'm not in a
> position to spend beau coup dollars fixing it either. The crack is at the
> end of the last bass strut, the one that's overstrung. The plate is crack
> through completely, farther back than the hitch pins for the tenor strings
> (on the understrung portion). I hope this is making some sense. Without
> pictures or being able to draw this, I feel as though I may not be
> explaining it very well.
>
> In any case, suggestions or ideas GREATLY appreciated. If I can't fix the
> plate, I'm probably donating the thing to Carl Meyer and his capo bar
> hardening experiment.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Greg Casper
> San Jose, CA
>
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