Bridge Crown

[Richard Brekne]

So just out of curiousity. What do you do with the old sounboard panel
and ribs ?

Cheers

RicB

John Hartman wrote:
> 
> Richard Brekne wrote:
> > 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
> 
> Richard,
> 
> I cut the board out with a router running along the spine, tail and bent
> side. I don't cut along the belly rail, It can be pried off easily. The
> cut is a constant dimension from the rim having been indexed with the
> round base of the router. I can measure from the edge with a simple tool
> to draw a line on the new board in order to cut it out to the right size
> to fit the case.
> 
> I am not sure were I got this idea but it has been around a while.
> Willis Snyder probable invented it.
> 
> John Hartman RPT
> 
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Richard Brekne
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