Killer Octave Question

[Delwin D. Fandrich]

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From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Killer Octave Question


>
> Now back to reality. Soundboards, even Fandrich soundboards, have a larger
crown radius than a basketball, and a bridge is only 32 or 35 mm wide. So I
do suppose that the ribbed soundboard panel and bridge itself will conform
quite readily to the very slightly mis-matched straight bridge and curved
soundboard panel. The tenor end will bend enough (what, maybe 1 mm) and the
treble section of the bridge can have a top whose plane is not quite
parallel to the plane of the bridge bottom/panel top interface. Bottom line:
any difference is close to or wholly within common woodworking error and
completely negated by the flexibility of the woods.
>
> That make sense?

That's pretty much it. I think my soundboard designs have as much crown in
them as anybodies. Considerably more than most. Still the (usually flat)
bridges lay down quite nicely.

Del