Bridge design

[Greg Newell]

Sorry! I meant horizontally laminated. Thanks for the clarification.

Greg Newell


On 12 Jul 2002 at 20:26, Delwin D Fandrich wrote:

> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: July 12, 2002 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Bridge design
> 
> 
> > Del,
> >     I take it then that your ribs are horizontally crowned into the
> >     shape
> you
> >     desire. Do you find the stability to be any different between
> horizontally vs.
> >     vertically laminated ribs? I think we talked about this once but
> >     I'd
> like to firm
> >     it up in my mind.
> >
> > Greg Newell
> >
> 
> What do you mean, "horizontally crowned?" The end result looks
> somewhat like a normal, solid, machine-crowned rib. Yes, the
> laminations are horizontal -- assuming a horizontal soundboard as in a
> grand. And yes, the crown in molded into the rib as we press -- the
> cauls are curved to the crown radius desired.
> 
> I've never tried vertically laminated ribs, though I know others have.
> 
> Del
>