Adding belly braces

[David Love]

Where do Steinway M's fit into definite maybe curve?

David Love
davidlovepianos@earthlink.net


> [Original Message]
> From: Delwin D. Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>; <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> Date: 4/27/2003 4:09:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Adding belly braces
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>
> ----- 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
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> >
> > 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