Hi Richard, Certainly you could have reverse crown and downbearing at the same time--just a case of the bridge being tall enough. At 05:58 AM 9/4/98 -0700, you wrote: > > >Richard Moody wrote: > >> I have been trying to figure that one out. On first investigation in the >> bass when I removed a string from the agraffe, (here they come out >> sideways) it seemed to lie below the speaking length hole, when pulled >> back up. That would indicate down bearing I think. I have heard of the >> reverse crown, but I don't know really how to determing it. So far I >> cannot see how any kind of bearing guage can be used. My guess is that a >> "reverse crown" would only compound problems in the manufacturing >> process.. Like how would you have concave ribs? >> >> Richard > > ---------------------------------------------- > >Look underneath the piano. Stretch a string along side a couple of ribs and see >if there is a gap or if the center of the soundboard is decidedly lower than the >ends. > >Yes, it probably would/did? make manufacturing more difficult, but that doesn't >seem to have been an issue. > >You concave ribs the same way you convex them. With a fixture mounted on your >table saw. Just bend the rib the other way. > >Del > > > Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com http://www.dlcwest.com/~drose/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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