>Not if the end support moves. (soundboard end that is). > Newton > >Ron Nossaman wrote: > >> Newton, >> >> The case has nothing to do with maintaining crown. The ribs maintain the >> crown, one way or another. >> >> Ron It doesn't much matter what happens to the edge support. Crown is formed and maintained by the ribs. Before it's ever installed in the piano, the ribs are glued to the panel and the crown is formed in the process. If the rim was supporting the crown, crown would not be evident until the assembly was glued onto the rim. That is not the case. Ron
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