Hello Lorenzo, Welcome to the list. Perhaps there are a couple reasons for lack of response to your question. First, there are only a few folks on the list experienced with soundboard replacement - and far fewer with Shower soundboard replacement. Second is that little is known about the original board construction and how it sounded - yes, you can "copy" the original board, but how much compression was put in the original and how did that sound? I am certainly biased with the results from a Del-Fandrich redesigned piano belly, but my recommendation is that if the piano is worth putting a new belly in it, then have Del redesign the belly or have Del Fandrich, Ron Nossaman (Ron can also do the design if he is installing) or myself put a new belly in it for you - or I could build a set of Del-designed components for you and you install it yourself. If you own the piano and are rebuilding it to sell for profit, then IMHO, clean it up, make it look pretty and just sell it. If the objective is to make the piano a fine musical instrument, then IMHO, at best, it would be a roll of the dice if you drop in a "original copy replacement"-type soundboard. If you install a Del-type rib crowned and supported soundboard belly assembly, the results can be very predictably fabulous. Hope this helps. Terry Farrell Farrell Piano www.farrellpiano.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Lorenzo Lacovara To: pianotech Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:23 AM Subject: Re-Post I just joined this post and sent my first note last week and have had no response. I don't know how many active members there are, but I was really hoping for some advice. I am need an opinion from those who have ever put a new board into a Sohmer grand (6'4" "scale # 9") ...mine is vintage 1923. I have done some board work on it and it improved it slightly, but the bass is still "woody" and otherwise diminished. Can anyone tell me of their results and the overall response of the instrument? This is a personal instrument and I am questiong the wisdom of dropping $ 2500-$3000 into a new board, not to mention the labor. Cordially, Lorenzo Lacovara The Piano Exchange BUY SELL TUNING REPAIRS Hoffman Town Square 2225 Wyoming NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 710-9643 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071229/79aa14fc/attachment.html
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