PinBlock too low

[Jon Page]

>Regarding plate height, it appears the "re-*******er" reinstalled the 
>plate on the original dowels, and installed new strings across the 
>original bridges and pins.  So, how far off could it be????
>
>regards,

Shims left out on the ledges at the ends of the pinblock will cause this 
problem.

Check string height, hammer center height and hammer length to estimate what
the string height should be.

String angle and downbearing, more importantly...front bearing will show a 
plate located
too low and the front.

If this turns out to be the case, lower the tension and if possible 
reinsert shims.

Then again, it might be better to leave it as is as evidence in a court case.
Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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