Sandwiched Soundboard was Rebuilding Candidate

[Richard Brekne]

So Bill, you gonna describe this a bit more for us ? Or did you and I just
missed it.

Erwinpiano wrote:

>   Bill
>
>     That sounds intriguing. How big,old and damaged is it? My Gosh what
> brain storm did they have going on? People probably didn't sleep much at
> night. What's the thickness of the boards and how is the second one
> activated?
>
> Dale Erwin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Bdshull@AOL.COM>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 12:39 AM
> Subject: Re: Rebuilding Candidate
>
> > FWIW,
> >
> > I have had a similar Schiller (but with extensively damaged cabinet) in my
> > shop taking space for many years.  Should have dumped it, but one unique
> > characteristic has kept me from dumping it, so far:  it has a double
> > soundboard.
> >
> > That's right.  There are two boards, with (I assume) dowel spacers in
> > between.  I have always wondered what it would sound like - but never
> enough
> > to rebuild it.
> >
> > Bill Shull, RPT

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no