Who'd like some brass butt plates that really fit ? ( Subscribers sought, ...

gordon stelter lclgcnp at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 26 09:50:46 MDT 2007


Yes. I'll try PianoTek and Jurgen ( maybe even Schaff,
too. )
     Thanks!
     G


--- Erwinspiano at aol.com wrote:

>  
> Let Piano tech know. Perhaps they will stock them.
>   Dale
> 
> The supply house plates don't fit a lot of pianos
> I see.   The big round notch at the bottom rides too
> high over the stud, so when you  tighten them  they
> twist sideways, and the top edge rubs on the inside 
> of
> the butt.
> I spoke with saintly genius machinist  Robert
> Streicher, yesterday ( who's made parts for Ampicos
> and Steinways  for decades- you've probably bought
> some
> ) and he said he'd make me   proper ones: with a 
> small
> square notch that fits the W,N& G  action I'm
> working
> on.  ( He made 75,000 plates for Steinway  damper
> levers, for APSCO, so he can probably handle this. )
> I'd like to make it "worth his while",  and also
> of  benefit to other techs, so please let me know if
> you'd like a set. ( I'll  keep a list. )
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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