[CAUT] Soundboard mass

[Alan McCoy]

Yes Kent that is more or less Ron's suggestion and that'll be my strategy,
more or less. Although slipping the weight in that space will take time and
probably a bit of verbal "coaxing." The space is very tight and awkward to
get at. There's a dolly and so, like installing a DC, I'll get a good ab
workout by the time it's all done. Also locating the right place and
drilling accurately will be a bit of a trick. A good ale will help.

Alan


> From: Kent Swafford <kswafford at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:04:21 -0600
> To: "College and University Technicians <caut at ptg.org>" <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Soundboard mass
> 
> Shouldn't the holes be much smaller than you describe, just large
> enough to provide access for a screwdriver to drive screws to attach
> weights to the soundboard? And shouldn't the weights be slipped into
> their positions on the soundboard _between the ribs_ above the belly
> rail?
> 
> Kent Swafford
> 
> 
> On Nov 20, 2007, at 12:42 PM, Alan McCoy wrote:
> 
>> There's no more than a
>> quarter inch of clearance in this region between the top of the
>> belly rail
>> and the bottom of the ribs.
>> 
>> Solution: drill a hole through the keybed, up through the belly
>> rail. Hang a
>> brass weight. I'm thinking that I'll need to drill maybe a 1.25" (or
>> maybe
>> 1.375") hole to allow some clearance for my 1.125" diameter brass
>> stock as
>> it will be hanging down into the belly rail.
>