Soundboard rib question

[Calin Tantareanu]

Hi!

The way the grain looks, I don't think the soundboard had much crown, at 
least not in the way modern pianos have it. Thin ribs are not necessarily a 
sign for compression crowning. Old pianos usually had thin ribs, and 
harpsichords even thinner.


 Calin Tantareanu


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no>
To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:32 PM
Subject: Soundboard rib question