Ron wrote: >In an old Knabe I rebuilt early this year, the top five ribs were built up >in two layers. The main body was flat along it's length, and had a thinner >strip glued on top, that was about 6mm thick in the center, and 2 or 3mm at >the ends. These pretty much had to be crowned ribs. I have rebuilt a lot of old Knabes. I'm rebuilding a 1910 now. I have never encountered one with a crowned rib. Were you working with the original soundboard? > >Also, Both Yamaha, and Kawai crown their ribs. You may be correct on this one, but it's news to me. Can someone confirm this? Frank Weston
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