Soundboard 60-ft. Arc

[Greg Newell]

Excellent! Thanks!!! I think it's time to get the CD. Too much time spent looking
through almost 20 years of Journals.

Best,
    Greg

Ron Nossaman wrote:

> >Ron,
> >    Thank you for taking the time to write all of this. Would you have
> >pictures you
> >could forward of the rib jig and or your soundboard press? A picture is indeed
> >worth a thousand words.
> >    How big is this soundboard press of yours? Do you have trouble storing
> when
> >it's not in use? Or is it in constant use in your high volume production
> >environment? I'm not trying to poke fun. I really have no concept of how busy
> >others might be. Is this patterned after Clair Davies press? Is this the one
> >featured in the Journal some time ago? Can you tell me which issue? Was the
> >pneumatic clamping system expensive?
> >    Thanks again for your help. It is most appreciated.
> >Greg
>
> Greg,
> It consists of five individual clamps of different lengths and caul radii,
> looking quite similar to the ones in the article by Claire Davis. There is
> no press - none, just the five clamps. That's it. Storage space consists of
> whatever is necessary to get those five relatively small clamps out of the
> way enough to get on with whatever work is currently in the shop. Being a
> one man shop with a decent tuning customer base, the "press" is a far cry
> from being in constant use. I don't know off hand which issues it appeared
> in, but it's on the PTJ CD set. I ended up with around $100 in the set and
> whatever the construction time ended up being.
>
> Ron N

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