Nothing like hard evidence... grin.... physical realities to illustrate some basics about what is, and what isnt going on eh ? Nicely done John. It appears as if you pulled this board without any significant damage to the edges. I'd like to hear just how you go about removing a soundboard so cleanly. Also your bridges appear to have come off nicely. A quick description of your routine would be interesting for sure RicB John Hartman wrote: > > This topic comes up from time to time and my take on it is that on the > Steinway and Mason & Hamlins the bridges are machined with a definite > crown. This crown helps to support bearing just as crowning the ribs > does. How much benefit this has on the performance of the pianos I don't > know but it seems a logical step toward creating a high quality soundboard. > > -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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