Rebuilding Henry

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sat May 31 16:54:23 MDT 2008



>> Curious: in regard to the Knabe - what are the two metalic rods that 
>> connect the two cutoff bars to the case?
>> Gene
> 
> Stiffeners. It's a player, and I didn't have room to put a brace in 
> there to shore up the cutoff bar, so I implemented plan B.
> Ron N

Incidentally, there are two more rods through the treble belly 
rail and into the rim, as both stiffeners and mass loads. 
These seem to work as well or better than adding a wooden beam 
brace, and are very quick and easy to install.

Ron N
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