Ron, Is that a double cut off in the treble and if so, why? all your modifications are quite a bit of rather good looking woodwork. Does this add significantly to the rebuild costs and how do you go about pricing this? Greg Newell At 01:59 AM 2/18/2005, you wrote: >Davids both and all, > >>It's an extension of the rim inwards toward the bridge from behind at the >>upper end of the piano. It's designed to reduce the amount of excess >>soundboard area at the very top of the scale. It's called a fish because >>the shape of the extension is somewhat fish shaped. Maybe Terry or Ron >>have a picture they could post. >> >>David Love >>davidlovepianos@comcast.net >>-----Original Message----- > >Got any images of your sound board cut-off David Love? I'd be interested >to see it. > >Here's a link to the Steinway D we re-boarded with an RC&S version last >year. The fish is the cut-off behind the treble bridge. > >http://overspianos.com.au/stdctoff2.jpg > >Since this was the first treble cut-off I'd fitted to a D, I erred on the >conservative side. The next one will have more area cut off in the high >treble. There's also an extra back brace where the 'bell' used to be. The >bridge is just sitting in place to show where it will be located once the >panel is made. > >Ron O. > > > >-- >OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY > Grand Piano Manufacturers >_______________________ > >Web http://overspianos.com.au >mailto:ron@overspianos.com.au >_______________________ Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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