[pianotech] Wood over soundboard ribs

[Ron Nossaman]

On 11/8/2010 4:49 PM, jimialeggio wrote:

> What do you mean by a real nose bolt?

A real nose bolt, screwed into a real beam, which is bracing the too 
soft spruce belly rail, rather than a bolt between plate and bell, 
leaving the belly rail unsupported by anything but that little bitty 
stick. The nose bolt never was intended to be for setting downbearing, 
but rather support and coupling between the plate and bracing/rim.

Ron N