> Dave > Ok ok... I cranked down the front 2 nose bolts as far as I could & it > still required the back of the plate coming waaaaaaay up first to > extricate it. Scary. Nothing broke. Nothing bent. WHew. > I'm going to remove the piece of stretcher lip that was hangin over > the front of the plate & install a long wooden filler piece with screws > once the plate goes back in. What were they thinking.. Thanks me later? > Dale I have one torn down in the shop right now. I cut the overhang off the spreader before pulling the plate, and will replace it with a screwed on (up?) strip. What were they thinking? They were thinking that the plate was already on the inner rim and strung before the outer rim went on, and I seriously doubt that any piano prior to Baldwin, who had (has?) complete replacement soundboard assemblies on their price list, ever considered the possibility of rebuilding during the design phase. The mystery part has a hole and mortise in it in this piano too, and is used as a hammer rail lift lever mount for the Ampico "A" player. Ron N
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