on 10/9/00 8:22 PM, Jon Page at jonpage@mediaone.net wrote: The cut is perpendicular to the frame right? What is a long tempered lathe, is it something to put inside the diagnal cut? In what instance is veneer needed as opposed to the cut only? Thanks, E. > By making a saw cut on the concave side about one third the thickness > of the rail, a piece of veneer can be inserted into the kerf to straighten it > out. Also a tapered cut could be made and a long tapered lathe could be > inserted > to fine tune the degree of stress placed on that side, then trim the insert > flush to the > edges, only a dab of glue is needed on one side in the event future > adjustments > are needed. I think early Yamahas had this feature in the front rail. > > Regards, > > Jon Page
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