Sandwiched Soundboard was Rebuilding Candidate

[David Ilvedson]

Well its obvious to me that twice the soundboard twice the sound...;-]  

David I.

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On 3/20/01 at 7:41 PM Bdshull@AOL.COM wrote:

>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 >>