rebuilding decisions....etc.

[Mark Davidson]

Joe Garrett wrote:

>Marcel said: "It's impossible to grind the 
>plate unless grinding the base of the
>aggraffes at the same time. You'll just 
>have to live with the last
>octave that will never sound like a 
>modern piano."
>
>This is precisely what Chickering did on 
>many of his grands. Although it's a pain 
>in the rump, to grind that area, I've done 
>it! The agraffes, of course, need to be 
>in their proper place, before doing this 
>and there is a limit as to how much you 
>can grind off!<G> Also, one would need to 
>determine that there is a need for this 
>and to calculate the strike point needed.

The high treble agraffes in this piano do not have
the same cylindrical base as the lower notes.
I think there is room for a bit of grinding,
maybe a couple of mm, which might be all
it needs.

-Mark