Continuity - soundboard

[Carl Meyer]

Swamp rats need love too!

Carl Meyer

----- Original Message -----
From: <JIMRPT@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Continuity - soundboard


>
> In a message dated 5/05/2001 6:18:20 PM, Jon P. wrote:
>
> <<"Less than 1% is a negligible loss.  For all intents and purposes a shim
is
> cosmetic.">>
> Chimpanzees are only separated from humans by 1% of their
> chromosomes....isn't that a pretty significant difference? :-) Or are the
> differences merely cosmetic?
>
> <<"I heard of a test where a 2" strip of board was removed from behind the
> bridge with no discernable loss.">>
> And your point is? Perhaps we only need to make pianos with 10 or so ribs
and
> just forget the boards?
>
> <<"Shimming ain't what it's cracked up to be,">>
> I 'think' you are taking the thread out of context ...but you have a
> constitutional right to be to be wrong. :-)
>
>  back to the 1%........if filing minor string cuts from hammers increased
the
> tone quality by only 1%..would it be worth doing so? If leveling one
string
> increased the tone quality only 1% would it be worth doing so? If changing
> the strike point only 1% improved the power would it be worth doing it?,
> etc., etc.
> But I'm jus an ole swamp rat what does I know?
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>
>