Sandwiched Soundboard was Rebuilding Candidate

[Bdshull@AOL.COM]

Hi, Dale and Richard,

Problem is, this piano is on its side "sandwiched" between other similarly 
gutted space robbers in my shop.  I can't get at it right now.  But when I 
had it out years ago I think I peered through a few small (1" or less?) 
"airholes" and concluded that the only connection between the two boards 
involved dowel spacers, maybe 1" or 1 1/2".   I don't know if the upper board 
is ribbed in any way, but I'm guessing it's not - the lower board is -and 
that might be what they were after (Del is probably chuckling right about now 
if he's reading this) - a greater range of frequency responsiveness.  I 
really have no idea.  Someone once suggested that the crown might be better 
retained.  

But that is why I have held on to it lo these many years - it is pretty 
interesting (besides, I haven't built any trebechut (sp?) yet).

Bill Shull,  RPT
University of Redlands, La Sierra University

 In a message dated 3/20/01 12:47:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:

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