Of course there are many of us who are interested in this kind of thing. And one thing I'm very curious about is what kind of crown and downbearing figures you have from this. Also what kind of sustain times the piano has for various registers. If there's good crown, good string bearing, and lots of sustain... nice sound all around.... Why change anything ? How bad is the finish for that matter ?? RicB "Charles E. Faulk" wrote: > Fellow rebuilders, > > For about the fourth time in many years, I've started rebuilding a piano > with perfectly intact soundboard (Steinway Model M, 1916). It's amazing, > not a single hairline crack, not one loose rib. In years past if I found > such a board, I would go ahead and dry it down just out of pure anal > retentativeness (new word?), just 'in case ...' as it were. But now > looking at this well kept specimen, I question if I should do nothing > more than scrape off the old top varnish, refinish it, and call it quits. > > Anybody have any thoughts on the subject? > > Regards, > > Charles Faulk > Manhattan, KS > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives -- 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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