Erwinspiano@aol.com wrote: > Hi John > I just looked at your web site. Very nicely done. I like the format > and the clarity. What a beautiful Mason & Hamlin grand. You guys on the > other coast sure see way more unique Mason & Stwys than we do out here > in the west. We just started ours but have been so busy ... Hey I like > that idea of laminating beech onto the top of your blocks. > On a different subject, the bottom of a B board always has the "tone > pulsator" bar that encompasses 3 to 5 ribs depending on the age of the > piano. What is it that this is really supposed to accomplish. I've heard > a variety of opinions on this & I'm sure that Del & Ron would think for > sure it's useless & should be replaced with a cut-off bar. I'm not sure > it's needed & wondered if just making longer full height ribs wouldn't > be just as good. Your thoughts? > Dale Dale, Thanks for the compliment. I'll get back to you when I can. -- John Hartman RPT John Hartman Pianos [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] Rebuilding Steinway and Mason & Hamlin Grand Pianos Since 1979 Piano Technicians Journal Journal Illustrator/Contributing Editor [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015]
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