You may have tried this already, but… I simply make scratch marks with a carbide scribe, on top of the plate flange just in from the front stretcher. Using the beam from my 4" machinist square, the first scratch is at midway on the flange, and goes both into the flange and the front stretcher. Then, at either end and using the same beam, I make two more scratches on the flange with the beam flush to the stretcher. When I put the plate back in, the first scratch tells me if the plate has moved laterally and the other two confirm that it hasn't rotated (even still on the mark laterally).
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William Ballard RPT
WBPS
Saxtons River VT
802-869-9107
"Our lives contain a thousand springs
and dies if one be gone
Strange that a harp of a thousand strings
should keep in tune so long."
...........Dr. Watts, "The Continental Harmony,1774
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-05-2020 23:22
From: Gary Bruce
Subject: Plate locators
Could someone point me to articles or a thread discussing the drilling of the plate and using pins for replacement location. I've used different methods to locate the plate during reinstallation but want to try pin locators. Seems simple enough but looking for input.
Thanks in advance.
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Gary Bruce, RPT
Bruce Piano Service
Edmond, OK
405-413-TUNE
www.brucepiano.com
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