Fanned ribs (was Soundboard grain angle)

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: December 06, 2001 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Fanned ribs (was Soundboard grain angle)


> >Ron,
> >Do your ribs fan out from a point on the bent side, like the ones shown
on
> >the sketch
> >sent out by Del a couple of days ago?  Why do you feel you get better
> >results with a
> >fan arrangement rather than parallel ribs, varying their spacing and
> >properties?
> >
> >Phil F
>
> Yes, pretty much. I didn't see the sketch, but my rib configurations are
> similar to his.

Ron, the sketch is a simplified version of the one I've used on the back
page of my all-day seminar hand-out.

Del