I did it once a long time ago. I either heard about it, or attended a class.
As I said, I did it once but it was so difficult because the plate kept hanging up on some of the pins, that it was easier, in the long run, to remove the pins first. And if I remember, even after I got the plate out, I still had to remove a bunch of the pins before I could get the block out.
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Willem "Wim" Blees, RPT
St. Augustine, FL 32095
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-14-2021 09:53
From: Jim Ialeggio
Subject: Removing a Steinway Plate without removing tuning pins
Has anyone out there in piano geek-land had success removing a non-bushed plate, like a Steinway plate, without removing tuning pins? Chickerings and other instruments where the block is attached to the plate are a piece of cake, of course, but blocks integral to the case are more problematic.
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Jim Ialeggio
grandpianosolutions.com
Shirley, MA
978 425-9026
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