Soundboard/Rib Clamps

[Carl Teplitski]

Sounds like a great idea. Would really love to see pictures
if you wouldn,t mind taking the trouble. Thank you very much!!.
Will write you again when I see same.

Carl.
Farrell wrote:

> This post is for soundboard repair newbies and wannabies. It may not be of
> interest to experienced rebuilders, unless of course I am doing something
> dumb and you want a good laugh. ;-)  (kinda kidding)
>
>  I am routing out cracks in an old soundboard and gluing the soundboard back
> to loose ribs. In trying to figure out how to clamp board to ribs, I
> realized any overhead pressure (go bars or the like) would be less than
> optimal at locations where there was no structural beam under the soundboard
> for blocking. I have seen several tips/articles in the Journal regarding
> little soundboard/rib boat clamps - the ones with a small piece of pinblock,
> a tuning pin, and a wire that wraps around the rib and draws it to the
> topside pinblock piece. I made six of them. Wohah! How cool. They work
> great. Real easy to use, fast, and super holding power - and if you don't
> glue them to the soundboard (ha, ha, fooled ya, I did not do that - yet),
> they remove very easily.
>
> Maybe everyone already has and uses these. Maybe there is a better way.
> Seems to work great to me. I took a bunch of pictures of the boats in use,
> if anyone wants to pursue this method. Send me a note and I will email you
> pictures & notes. It also employs a real easy-to-do secure termination for
> the non-tuning pin end of the wire.
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com