brambach upright soundboard contraption

[Tom Driscoll]

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 12:15 AM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Re: brambach upright soundboard contraption


>             I serviced a Brambach upright today C.1902. This piano had
a 
> conventional soundboard with a glued up panel screwed on to the ribs. 
> This was one quarter inch thick, Sort of kidney shaped with two 3
holes 
> and covered about 75% of the soundboard. Again it was screwed to the
ribs 
> and just cleared the back posts. Seemingly original equipment. Almost
30 
> years of piano service here and I can t remember seeing any thing like
this.
>
>             Soundboard historians- gurus---- Any thoughts?

I don't recall ever even hearing of a Brambach upright, much less seeing

one. Three holes? No idea, but I'd like to get a look at one.

Ron N
 
Ron, 
	Excuse the typo . The thing had two 3 inch holes. I'll try and
send a picture. 
T.D.