floating the soundboard

[Fenton Murray]

Yes, Yes, Rick and Terry,
There are many ways to skin a cat. But at some point you have to put saw to 
wood and get on with it. If you were to try to become an expert at every 
methodology just to be sure you were joining the right religion (that didn't 
come out right) you'd waste a lot of the precious little time we have here 
on earth. So, I say to those of you trying to learn belly work, if you are 
fortunate enough to find someone to apprentice with, learn their methods and 
then go out and cut wood, what's the worst that can happen. Listen to all 
but worship only one God. I'll have a drink with you who ever you are, and I 
will come away learning more that you. I hope I can do a half dozen more 
bellies before I'm too old for this stuff, in that amount work I'll be lucky 
if I can just begin to understand the big picture. The little bit I know now 
comes from Dale, Ron N., Dave H., Ron O., Del. and the list as a whole. It 
is really cool to watch the arguments here and listen to all sides. I'm 
starting to hear the belly of the beast.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 7:42 AM
Subject: floating the soundboard


> Yeah... but had you been brought into the buisness from the ground level 
> up by some of the folks I mentioned.... you'd have been influenced by that 
> experience... like everyone else on the face of the planet would be yes 
> ??..  and your whole attitude and philosophy towards how to go about 
> rebuilding pianos would be reflected by that experience... just like it is 
> now only by a different crowd.  Course any given person can always turn 
> out to be the exception to the rule.  But the overwhelming majority of 
> people out there stick pretty stubbornly to what they have learned from 
> there mentors... whomever they be.  Or hadnt you noticed  ?? :):)
>
> And  in answer to part of your question... yes... there are lots of people 
> out in the big wide world who are very successful at working with 
> rebuilders.  Of course there are. Pianotech and our little community of 
> active folks here is after all a very very small part of the world wide 
> piano technical community after all.
>
> Cheers
> RicB
>
>
>    Ummm, I doubt it. I referenced those three because they are the only
>    ones I am aware of that regularly produce piano designs with bass
>    floats and have a track record of working with other rebuilders. Are
>    there any other piano designers doing that?
>
>    Terry Farrell
>
>        ----- Original Message -----
>        SNIP
>         >  If Terry had been taught (thoroughly) to build soundboards
>        by say.... the
>         > Steingræber folks..  or perhaps the old Bechstein gang...
>        whomever... odds
>         > are he'd have a different set of gurus then he perceives
>        today.  Cheers
>         > RicB
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