Now here is an interesting thought

[RicB]

Grin... ah... I misunderstood you entirely.... I thought you had 
imagined the right (treble) side of the panel was floating.... :)... 
sometimes I wonder about myself.

Cheers
RicB


    No Ric - sorry - I was joking. I was talking about the bracing - the
    large
    beams that run from the rim to the belly rail. Most modern pianos do
    not
    have any bracing up in the treble area - we often add bracing up
    there. On
    your Bluthner, the entire treble end of the belly rail has what
    appears to
    be a huge beam, maybe 30 cm across - your treble belly rail has massive
    support!

    Terry Farrell

    ----- Original Message -----
     > Ah... I suppose I should have taken a picture from the other side
    as well.
     > The straight side of the treble end of  the soundboard is
    morticed into
     > the case. It was a pain in the butt to get out I can tell you.
     >
     >        Boy, I don't know Ric. I was examining picture 8a.
    Assuming you
     >        expect anything out of the treble on this thing, can I assume
     >        you will be adding a good brace piece to the rim/belly framing
     >        up in the high treble to support that treble belly rail area
     >        just floating out there in outer space with no apparent
    support?
     >
     >        Terry Farrell