Cuttin' Sitka for Soundboards

[MICHAEL MORVAN]

Terry,
    I love your shop pictures and mostly that your passionate about what you do. I think that's very important in a career.  Mike

Michael A. Morvan
Blackstone Valley Piano
Dedicated To Advancing The Art Of Keyboard Restoration
76 Sutton Street
Uxbridge, Ma. 01569
(508) 278-9762
Keymaestro at verizon.net
www.pianoandorgankeys.com                                                                                              

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farrell 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 11:14 PM
  Subject: Cuttin' Sitka for Soundboards


  Recently got a couple orders for soundboard panels for a Steinway B and a Steinway D. Thought I should start cuttin' some Sitka as a first step in building these panels. Just thought I would share some photos of the process - not everyone has the opportunity to see this.

  Picture below is of my general setup. The two-inch-thick Sitka boards I am resawing are on the floor after the first cut. My untouched two-inch stock is on the left of the picture. Bandsaw is on the right.




  The Sitka stock I have now runs from boards of 16 to 20 feet long. In the picture is a 16-foot-long board ready to go through the bandsaw. The object here is to produce flitches for building a soundboard panel.




  There's the board half-way through the cut.




  And the cut is complete!




  Here is a picture of the power feed I have for my bandsaw...... ;-)



  Terry Farrell
  Farrell Piano

  www.farrellpiano.com
  terry at farrellpiano.com
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