trouble removing the plate

[Absolute Piano]

Hey Ed,

I had a Steinway B once where the pinblock was epoxied to the plate. We used heat-irons, heat guns etc. while prying and jacking the plate up. It finally popped up. Good luck.

Jude Reveley, RPT
Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC
Boston, Massachusetts


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From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 8:44 PM
Subject: trouble removing the plate


> Has anyone out there ever had trouble removing a plate from a vertical piano 
> (or a grand for that matter).
> 
> I am stumped. I cannot get the plate out of the Knabe 50" Upright I am 
> working on. I am certain that all of the screws and other assorted hardware 
> have been removed. The bottom of the plate is free, but the top around over 
> the pinblock will not budge. When I lift it the whole piano comes with it.
> 
> Is it possible there is a hidden screw I have not thought of?
> Is it possible the plate was glued or epoxied to the pinblock?
> 
> Can anyone help me?
> 
> Thank you,
> Ed
> 
> 
> 
>
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