Hi John... for some reason the links didnt work... I get a server not found error. Could you just send them to me via epost ? Cheers RicB John Hartman wrote: > Richard, Kent, > > Here are the two I have that were scanned from the slides. The first one > shows the block in the final stages of construction. I made it as a copy > with all quarter sawn maple. As seen here I have not yet cut and > veneered the cove in the front. It looks like I have just finished > trimming the rosewood veneer on the top of the yoke. The second photo > shows the finished product. This was a 7' 2" 1864. The larger 8' 4" ones > don't seem to rotate as much. Indeed the wrest plank, with its yoke, is > truly massive but still, after 100+ years, it twists in the middle. The > best way to observe this is to place sticks on top of the yoke and see > how much it has winded. The ends stay parallel with the rest of the case > but the middle will dip significantly down. > [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] > [link redacted at request of site owner - Jul 25, 2015] > > Richard Brekne wrote: > >>> I have some photos of a pin block replacement I did on ones of these >>> quite a few years a go. If any one is interest I will place the few >>> photos I have in digital form on my web site. I have a more complete >>> set of these I have shown at some of my classes. >>> >>> >> >> I'd love to see these ! >> >> Thanks John >> >> RicB >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> >> > > >
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