Rib Transplants

[Farrell]

That should be "diaphraspasmotic" Dave. Please use your spellchecker!

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 10:46 PM
Subject: RE: Rib Transplants


> Seems to me it's not worth the trouble or savings.  The cost of a new
panel
> is not that much.  Since you are remaking the ribs anyway, add the time
> cost of removing them from the old panel.  Also, you have to remove the
> panel from the inner rim to put on new ribs.  That's virtually impossible
> without doing further damage to the panel itself (if not outright
> destroying it).  And it's probably already compromised by compression
> damage.   Also, it limits you in terms of changing grain angle, bridge
> location, panel thickness (do we still want diaphraspasmic panels) etc.,
> etc..
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Mark Davidson <mark.davidson@mindspring.com>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 8/24/2004 6:56:31 PM
> > Subject: Rib Transplants
> >
> > Lots of discussion during the last year about rib
> > construction - laminated, curved, I-beam, etc got
> > me thinking....
> >
> > Could ribs be replaced during a rebuild using stiffer,
> > more curved ribs to help restore crown, while keeping
> > the rest of the soundboard?  (Presumably this would be
> > in conjunction with drying and shimming etc.)  Is there
> > enough space to work in?  Would it be effective?
> > Worth the trouble? Would it be cheaper/easier/harder
> > than replacing the whole board?
> >
> > Mark Davidson
> > Chapel Hill
> >
> >
> >
> >
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