---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 10/18/03 12:10:39 AM, Erwinspiano@aol.com writes: >=20 > Glenn ,Yes I have & you are correct. First it's possible to take=20 > measurements around the bolt holes with a wire caliper.=A02nd small holes=20= drilled behind=20 > the bridge or around the edges & later filled with a toothpick is kosher,=20= but=20 > why would you wish to do this? >=20 > =A0=A0 I've done this only once & that was to diaphramize a very thick bo= ard in=20 > a Yamaha C-7. I also refinished the board afterwards so no big deal. The=20 > board was .400 thick in the middle and tonally a bit stingy. Thinning it h= elped=20 > to reveal a more lively tone i.e. better sustain. >=20 > =A0 Regards-Dale >=20 >=20 You've got me with "why would you want to", I admit to this recurring=20 obsession to collect data, and that includes soundboards. It is, you're righ= t,=20 academic only unless you're working on a board in place, but that brings one= other=20 question to mind. If you have a full board ready to install, and you decide=20= to=20 thin it, how DO you measure your planing progress ? regards, Glenn C. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3a/4e/4f/0f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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