Rib Alignment/Installation

[Dave Nereson]

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  From: Farrell=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 7:59 PM
  Subject: Rib Alignment/Installation


  I've got 15 spruce ribs and a spruce panel. Now how do I get the ribs =
onto the panel in the right spot? The only thing I can think of is to =
either put a small tack through the rib bottom in the notch area and =
then lay the panel into its proper position and push down so that the =
tack that is sticking up through the rib top makes an indent in the =
bottom of the panel. Or I could drill a very small hole through the =
panel and through the rib in the notch and locate the rib with a =
toothpick or a center pin. I think I will need something like that to =
keep the rib from skating around during glue-up to the panel anyway.

  How have others done this? Thanks.

  Terry Farrell
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  The Denver and Boulder chapters just had a joint meeting at Joe Woods' =
rebuilding shop and the technical demonstration for the evening was =
gluing new ribs onto a new board, using a pneumatic rib press.  To keep =
the ribs from sliding about when pressure is applied, the ends of the =
ribs were doweled to the soundboard with hammershank dowels, about an =
inch in from the edge of the board. =20
      --David Nereson, RPT, Denver

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