Piano tuner haters

[Farrell]

Hi James. What the heck is a friction plate?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Baker" <JamesBakerRPT@carolina.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters


Always one of my FAVORITE tuning impediments along with the ultimate friction plate which resists any and all attempts to get a rubber mute to go in without catching and bunching up (usually in the bass and tenor).

James
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kevin E. Ramsey 
  To: pianotech@ptg.org 
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 11:41 AM
  Subject: Re: Piano tuner haters


      The one that comes most to my mind when I think along these lines is the little Aeolian upright I had to tune about three weeks ago. The plate was about 3mm behind the strings in the top of the treble section. There is no way in heck to get a muting strip to stay on those strings. Try it, and the first semi-hard blow pops 'em out. Not enough clearance for a rubber mute either. Luckily, I had my Paps mute right there, but without it, it's like "What? You don't want me to tune it?"
      It's about that time that I came up with my infamous quote about "There's a reason you don't see these guys hanging around anywhere anymore."



  Kevin E. Ramsey
  ramsey@extremezone.com
    > >Why would anyone design a beast like that?