[pianotech] Weight question

[Terry Farrell]

Why would you think that the bass end would be heaviest with the plate  
out of the piano if you agree that when you lift a plate out of a  
piano that the center of gravity is closer to the treble than the  
bass? Doesn't seem to make much sense.

Terry Farrell

On Sep 8, 2010, at 4:33 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:

> This is true! A nasty job to find the center of gravity to be sure.   
> Now with plate out, I would think, then, that the bass end would be  
> heaviest, correct?
>
> Paul
>
>
> Well, when you lift a plate out of the piano, don't you find that  
> the center of gravity is closer to the treble than the bass?
>
> Marcel
>
> > From: gnewell at ameritech.net
> > To: pianotech at ptg.org
> > Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 15:39:19 -0400
> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Weight question
> >
> > Roger,
> > I don't know why this is but if you dead lift each leg one at a time
> > you will find that the treble is the heaviest.
> >
> > Greg Newell
> > Greg's Piano For
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