Adding belly braces

[Delwin D. Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 9:30 AM
Subject: Adding belly braces


>
> Is there any benefit to adding belly braces to the belly rail and straight
> side (as pictured in the earlier post) if one is not replacing the
> soundboard.  I can see that on some pianos it can be accomplished
> relatively easily.  Would there be any discernible tonal difference by
> doing this?
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


Definately maybe. It depends on the length of the piano, the thickness of
the rim and the material from which the rim is made. You would notice little
improvement in a short piano having a thick hard maple rim and more in a
long piano having a thin Select Hardwood rim.

Del