Yeah, I did enlarge the plate holes slightly and this helped... but I mean ....17 of these buggers? Most have 12 or 13. I can see that It will be necessary to drill & plug some holes on many grands. Just observe how many plate holes on Steinways are hogged out to get the original bolts in. Dale Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Getting the alignment right can be a bit tricky especially if the bolts don’t go in exactly vertical. Using a drill that has a centering bubble gauge built in is helpful. You can also always remove a bit of material from the plate holes with a round file. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com … With 17 threaded studs sticking up it was important that they be closely aligned with the plate holes. I had to stand on the plate & jump up & down on it to get it to drop in… Dale Stay informed, get connected and more with AOL on your phone. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080609/e84c2606/attachment.html
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