That should be "without" the plate "How can he set the bearing with the plate? " David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 9/24/2009 10:39:58 AM Subject: [CAUT] Outsourcing bellywork >Hi List, >When shipping a piano out for new soundboard,bridges, and pinblock, is it >necessary for the bellyman to have the plate delivered with the body of >the piano? I've never thought about this when shipping a piano out since >it's always had the plate. Do they need to put the plate back in after >the new "equipment" has been installed for proper plate heights, pinblock >holes, etc. ? This may be a really obvious answer to you and it may be >that I'm not thinking correctly. >I've pulled the plate from this 1924 Steinway L this morning to discover >some ugliness that may not be worth repairing by shimming or epoxying, the >bridge string grooves are pretty ugly and the pinblock is not the best of >shape, but probably treatable. If the outsourced tech didn't need the >plate, I thought of trying my hand at rebronzing/spraying or what-have-you >myself while the rest of the case is gone. I'm doing the action rebuild >too. >Thanks in advance for your wise words. >Paul
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