That is exactly what it was like. Putting my order in right now. Thanks, Al -------------------------------------------------- From: "Mike Spalding" <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:18 AM To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Diaphragmizing > Did it look like this? > > > http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=555&refcode=05INFROO > > Lie Nielsen chisel plane. Wonderful tool. > > Mike > > Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote: >> Thanks for the information Ron. When I worked at Steinway in the >> Regulating department, we had a nose plane. It was a good size plane with >> the blade up front with no frame in front. I haven't seen one since. It >> came in very handy preparing the key bed. Unfortunately it was company >> property. That would be a great tool for reduce the thickness of the >> panel perimeter around the edge. Tried a Google search but could find >> anything like it. >> >> Al >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> >> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:22 PM >> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Diaphragmizing >> >>> Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote: >>> >>>> <snip> Rebuilding with an existing board, thinning the bass (or >>>> channeling like Overs and Seiler) can be very worthwhile. >>>> >>>> Can you explain how you do that? >>>> >>>> Al >>> >>> Ron O has a photo on the opening page of his website >>> http://www.overspianos.com.au/ showing the soundboard with a channel >>> routed around the inner rim in the bass, thinning the panel perimeter. >>> This is a laminated panel, so tapering it wasn't a reasonable option. >>> The channel did the trick very nicely. >>> >>> Another approach, on a solid panel, is to plane, chisel, grind, gnaw, or >>> otherwise reduce the thickness of the panel perimeter around the edge of >>> the bass, tapering it back to full thickness in the middle. If you have >>> sufficient back scale length in the bass to make it worth the trouble >>> (since you already have the plate out), it should help bass response >>> noticeably. If you have the classic 40mm back scale on A-0, don't >>> bother. >>> >>> Ron N >>> >>> >> >> > >
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