> Kristinn wrote; > we imported them for many years, all the way up to '89. > Are you responsible for them? Well, congratulations! > Maybe I glued the Hammers or the Dampers! Did you find out the special construction of the soundboard? It's glued at three sides on the perimeter, the bottom side is free to move with the vibrations of the strings. In the Rippen-opinion it gives the basssound an extra dimension. A technical teacher told me that Erard was the first builder using this idea in the 19th era. Rippen used laminated soundboard's 3x3 mm ( OK Ok; thats 3x .1181 Inch), the midpart is turned 45º to 90º in opposite to the outside parts. The loose bottom of the the soundboard is posible by using a negative soundboardcrown. The soundboard of a Rippen is build and glued-in totally flat. In my opinion the sound of the bass is indeed a deep, GRR tone, but it's not clear. The vibration is not marked with an end. A clear note has a vibration between 2 solid points, the Rippen note has a vibration between 1 solid and 1 moving point. It sounds a bit misty. CAPICE? Did I bore anyone? Greetings and good work next week, Rudyard, Rotterdam, Holland
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