Steinway Style 2 (Modified by Kent Swafford)

[Richard Brekne]

John Hartman wrote:

> Richard Brekne wrote:
> 
> The whole thing bends down and forward in the middle. It is hard to see 
> without winding sticks. As I recall most of the bending and twisting 
> goes away when the string tension is removed. The pinblock and yoke are 
> glued together and are really one assembly. I have other photos that 
> show the plate but they have not been scanned. The plate ends at the 
> rebate in the front. In the first photo you can see the screw holes that 
> are under the string rest .
> 

Thanks once again John. You do supply at the same time here a potential 
solution to Kents dilema... lessen the tension of the strings and relax 
the stress on the block. Might be worth a shot.

I'd like to see a couple shots of the plate to see how it fits up 
against the block tho if thats possible.

Turned out to be an interesting thread Kent !  Thanks folks

RicB