Steinway oddity

[Ian Burgess - Simpson]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: Re: Steinway oddity


> Hi Robin
>
> This keeps comming back and I thought I'd repost the note I got from John
Patton on the
> subjcet
>
> Robin Hufford wrote:
>
> > Several slip ups have been made,  of late due to this reliance, one
being the claim
> > made a few weeks ago that Steinway ribs were crowned when in fact they
are flat and
> > the caul is curved.
>
>
>
> Hi Richard.
>
> ..........The ribs are flat  and pressed into a curved caul.  However, the
panel is
> dried to 5.5%.  Hope
> that clears it up.
>
> Best regards, John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Brekne [mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:38 AM
> To: Patton, John
> Subject: Re: Steinway Ribs
>
> Hi John
>
> Been a while since I last wrote you. I trust you are well.
>
> I wonder if you could confirm for me the official line on
> how Steinway crowns its boards. I am under the understanding
> that the use curved ribs, panel dried out to less then 5%
> emc, and pressed into a curved caul. I keep getting
> conflicting stories about the ribs... either they are flat
> or machine curved... which is it ?
>
> FWIW
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
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