Broken Plate

[Willem Blees]

Didn't Astin Weight pianos have a soundbaord that went all the way to the top of the piano? Anyone have a customer with one?that can give us an answer.


Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
Honolulu, HI
Author of 
The Business of Piano Tuning
available from Potter Press
www.pianotuning.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Don <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 12:21 pm
Subject: Re: Broken Plate



Hi Terry,

The soundboard was also unique in that it went right up thru to the top of
the pin block. Huge length of string above the speaking length as well.

It was an interesting attempt to reduce the materials needed for creating a
piano. If I remember correctly the metal was only 1/16 of an inch thick on
both sides of the "sandwich".

Very long tuning pins without bushings...if I remember correctly.

At 12:53 PM 10/6/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>   Just curious, do you know that the intent was to  improve cost of the 
>plate?   Terry Farrell    ----- Original Message -----                    
>Carlos Ralon,  RPT
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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