100+ Year-Old Laminated Rib

[Ron Nossaman]

> The crown was cut into the rib rather than pressed. Have you cut down the glueline to see what happens? 

I have, or rather split one along the glue line. Both parts 
stay straight at the joint, just like they should if the 
crowned part was bent and clamped into a saw jig to make the 
crown.


> They certainly knew about rib-crowned soundboards.

At least Knabe did. Bridge capping was another story.


> I haven't yet seen bent laminations in older pianos. It may well have 
> happened, I just haven't seen it.
>  
> Del

Me either. Yours were the first I ever saw.
Ron N