Hi James, I (and wife and daughter) was recently over at Cunningham piano and Rich showed us an old (late 1800s) Steinway they had rebuilt. Its pinblock and plate were slanted upward from the agraffes. He didn't say why they built it that way, but didn't mention it put extra pressure on the agraffes. I don't have the answer, but maybe Rich does. - John > No, > The pin portion of the plate slants back before the agraffes about 20% > James Grebe
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