<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2719.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><Or is this another one of these parcealip trees to bark under ?>  Woof?  Woof?  :)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This always struck me as the rebuilder's equivalent of doing a tummy tuck on a pot-bellied pig.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Otto</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>ps:  Blame hi-tech for the typo on the self-tuning piano.  "S&C", not "S&S".  (or was that Freudian?)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Piano Technician<BR>University of Idaho<BR>208-885-7918</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">College and University Technicians</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 05, 2002 2:31 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: soundboard springs</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Was wondering... <P>The installation of these springs as I understand it is such that two beams are used as a support for a piece of something or another that will hold the spring tight against the panel / ribs at some point. What would be the advantage or disadvantage of mounting a stronge enough piece of steel  lengthwise parallel to the beams and attach at the rim and back side of the keybed / case area instead ? <P>Or is this another one of these parcealip trees to bark under ? <P>RicB <BR>  <P>Delwin D Fandrich wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"> </DIV> Del: The springs you mentioned in your April 2001 note.  McMaster Carr, 4 inch compression springs.  I don't have the part number at hand, but I will later in the day -- if that matters.  <FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000080>No, I was just curious.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000080>Good luck. I'm looking forward to reading about your results.</FONT></FONT> <FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>  <BR>  <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>UiB, Bergen, Norway <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <BR><A href="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>