A point made earlier in this discussion about the tightness of fit around the perimeter brings up a question. I know that some soundboard installers prefer to do the bridgework with the board out of the piano, i.e. notching and pinning. So, they lay in the board, and put the plate in on top, clamp in a few key places, wedge the board down under the struts and set the bearing, take everything out and notch and pin the bridge. With a certain amount of gap around the perimeter of the board, you would think that the board would move outward slightly in the wedging process such that setting the bearing would give a different result than when the board was actually glued in. Any comments on this method and whether it presents a problem? David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
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