Soundboard grain angle

[Phillip L Ford]

On Tue, 04 Dec 2001 23:04:48  
 Stephen Birkett wrote:
>Del wrote:
>> Off the spine? What do you mean by the 'spine?'
>
>spine = older terminology maybe? denotes the long straight part of the 
>case 
>

This terminology makes some sense in a harpsichord where this is a separate piece.  It doesn't
make much sense to me in a bent rim piano.  Where does the spine stop and the rest of the
rim begin?

> the grain parallel to the _bellyrail_ (east on
>finding lumber for that design)
>Stephen
>
east on?  Sorry Stephen I didn't get this.  Could you translate that into American for me?

Phil F