"...you are starting to sound like a belly man." I hope that is a good thing! "Is this Mason Board tapered from thick to thin starting at with top being appox. .375 thick down to .250 at the bottom?" I don't have my data here, but my recollection is that it was pretty close to that. "I belive Bolduc Makes upright Panel in this configuration." For better or worse, I will be gluing up and thickness planing my own panel. Please remember me in your prayers. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <Erwinspiano@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:25 AM Subject: Re: Heintzman Piano > Terry > UhHUH You know ,you are starting to sound like a belly man. > Everbody (including me) is(was) always sooo optimistic about the soundboards > thev've been working on till they really start to look for the right things > and understand what real crown and overall soundboard health looks like. > As far as uprights go most were not designed to have more than 30 minutes > worth of crown after they left the press room . > I've seen glue joints llike this as well. It makes you wonder what the > joints are like in the rest of the piano ehh. Is this Mason Board tapered > from thick to thin starting at with top being appox. .375 thick down to .250 > at the bottom. I belive Bolduc Makes upright Panel in this configuration.. > Dale > Terry wrote > > I'm quickly getting the impression that many soundboards are not in as good > > a shape as one might often think. Several uprights that I have removed > > soundboards from, and the Mason &Hamlin upright I am currently replacing a > > soundboard on, absolutely just fell apart upon removal - glue joints just > > totally shot. > > >
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