reinstallation with

[Richard Brekne]

Wouldnt you be better off (assuming you wanted to save the old panel for whatever
reasons) removeing the ribs and machine crowning new ones and forcing new crown
in this fashion ? I mean as long as you are thinking about removing the
soundboard whole.

Another thought.... What kinda effect is the neccessary amount of steam going to
have on the rim and other relavant wood in the area ?

A440A@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 3/13/1 2:07:48 PM, RNossaman@KSCABLE.com writes:
> When I mentioned taking an entire board out in one piece, and then attempting
> a
>  reinstallation with  new crown
>
> Ron asks:
> And that would be done by...???
> >>
>
> Well,  I think if the board was clamped back into the rim, with spacers
> placed between the case struts and the bottom of the board, directly under
> the  bridge, crown could be reinstalled.  Just bend that puppy in there and
> when the glue dries there should be a very slight margin between the board
> edges and the inside of the rim.  (which should be filled with something at
> least as hard as maple.
> Just a thought, think it could work?
> Ed

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Richard Brekne
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Bergen, Norway
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