-----Original Message----- From: Delwin D Fandrich <pianobuilders@olynet.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Friday, 4 December 1998 6:33 Subject: Re: alternatives for soundboard Message in part only. >> By the way, harpsichords *do* have ribs, often very complex ribbing, and >> the design is very variable between different builders and regional schools. > >Certainly, every harpsichord that I've ever seen had ribs. > >Regards, > >Del Del and Stephen The only harpsichord I have ever worked on was one partially built from kit form by our local university. I strung the frame and assembled the action for it. The bottom of the unit was sealed so I never saw the underside of the soundboard. I assumed that because the soundboard buckled under the stringing of the harpsichord top and side hitches on the bridge that there were no ribs fitted. Maybe they weren't. Three months after the first performance on this harpsichord, it was dropped by some well intentioned people moving it. Then four months later it was put on the ground, no lid on it, in a dark passage and you know what happened. He was heavy and his feet were big. Del Are you the person that saw drawings of a modification kit for upright pianos I developed ?. Regards Tony Caught caute@accessnt.com.au
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