Mahogany was Wood & Humidity

[Farrell]

"a "crown"  of sorts could not be engineered into the blank panel as
originally pressed"

Sure, why not, and this might even eliminate the need for ribs, or at least
result in greatly modified ribs.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity


> Ron said;
>
> <<"I'd dish the rib press more than
> the machined crown(s) of the ribs to build in a little panel
compression.">>
>
> Ron, Del;
>   As long as we are 'what if'ing'....would there be any reason that a
"crown"
> of sorts could not be engineered into the blank panel as originally
pressed?
>  This would give a blank panel with crown to be backed up by machined ribs
to
> reinforce the crown and/or add crown in the desired direction(s).
>  Has this been done already by S&C?
> Just a thought.
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>