Soundboard Press

[Farrell]

Ah, I think I get it. How do you clamp your ribs to the panel? Go bars or
something of that nature? Would you need to leave the little end on if you
were using the pneumatic fire hose setup? Perhaps the fire hose won't fully
press along such an uneven surface?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marcel Carey" <mcpiano@globetrotter.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:44 PM
Subject: RE: Soundboard Press


> No problem Terry,
>
> I use the band saw to taper the ribs roughly. I finish with the spoke
shave
> and sanding. I cut with the bandsaw and just before I get to the end of
the
> rib, I stop and back it up carefully. So, the rib is shaped, but not all
the
> way through. This leaves me with a more even surface to put pressure on
the
> glue joint. Hope you can see what I mean.
>
> Marcel Carey