Cracked Lid

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 06:47 10/28/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>On long grands where the lid has been kept mostly in the up position you 
>can imagine the stress, over the years it put on the glue joints on the 
>long core panels glued together for the lid with only support on one end 
>and the other just kind of hanging out there.  It is a wonder that we do 
>not seem more of this in anything over 6'.  I do not know if they used any 
>special types of joint between the boards or if they were all just edge 
>glued.  Any one tore one apart to see.?
>Jim


They do get a bit warped, don't they?  We've got a "D" in a studio which is 
ALWAYS on the short stick. Even with the logs on the underside (which add 
even more weight...), the tail end almost looks like the lid is closed. 
(the rubber button is about 1/2"/13mm from the rim)

I would hate to have to try to straighten it.





Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT, MPT, CCT, PFP, ACS, CRS.
Decorah, IA

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