A few years back I repaired a S&S S strut using the Lock N Stitch technology. Worked well. I have some pictures of the process, if they are interested. The university bought the kit, which cost about $1000.
But the question I would have to ask is whether that piano is worth the cost of the repair.
Alan McCoy
Metal Stitching & Thread Repair Inserts. - Turlock , CA - LOCK-N-STITCH, Inc
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Alan McCoy
Spokane WA
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-27-2021 14:21
From: Teri Meredyth
Subject: Broken Plate: L Reisinger Viennese Grand (Palos Verdes, CA)
Hi All,
I don't work on many antique pianos, but I've had 3 Viennese grands in the last two weeks! Two I was able to tune (to themselves). The third was this L Reisinger grand, which I was called on to confirm its broken plate. The owner had been told it had a "broken pressure bar" by the last tuner, who, incidentally, chose to tune all sections of the piano except the top one!
According to the owner, the piano was fine until someone in the recent past tried to tune it to A440, which is when the top treble plate strut broke at both ends. This poor piano... somebody restrung it and put in #6 tuning pins (sigh). I did my best to tell the owner the piano was "done", and perhaps even unsafe. But her family company builds footings for major suspension bridges, and she can't believe this little metal plate can't be fixed. So I told her I would ask my cronies, er, colleagues, if anyone we know is fixing things like this?
Thank you,
Teri