[CAUT] Gravalla Tension regulator

[Richard Brekne]

Thanks Scott...for the thoughts... this is exactly the kind of response 
I was after... one way or the other concrete advice on removing that 
little piece of wood  in favour of the tension regulator... or not.

This might actually be an instrument I can try out the opposing magnet 
idea on... I mean heck... if that turns out to be a silly idea then I 
can just as easily try riblets afterwards.  And it might also be a way 
of seeing whether or not its actually the soundboards stiffness as per 
what riblets can actually provide for thats in the picture here... or 
stiffness in the sense of further support for the soundboard against 
downbearing that opposing magnets would supply.  Opposing magnets would 
alter the spring rate of the board unless I am mistaken.... yes ?

Cheers
RicB



     >Steinway's methods of stiffening the assembly seem to work really
    well, and
     >they seem to hold up at least as well over time as other methods.
    I would
     >not want to eliminate one of them in order to install another....

     >In pianos, Scott
     >Murray State, Murray, KY