Shouldn't the holes be much smaller than you describe, just large enough to provide access for a screwdriver to drive screws to attach weights to the soundboard? And shouldn't the weights be slipped into their positions on the soundboard _between the ribs_ above the belly rail? Kent Swafford On Nov 20, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Alan McCoy wrote: > There's no more than a > quarter inch of clearance in this region between the top of the > belly rail > and the bottom of the ribs. > > Solution: drill a hole through the keybed, up through the belly > rail. Hang a > brass weight. I'm thinking that I'll need to drill maybe a 1.25" (or > maybe > 1.375") hole to allow some clearance for my 1.125" diameter brass > stock as > it will be hanging down into the belly rail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20071120/6c15149b/attachment.html
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