[pianotech] Fire hose failure!

[Terry Farrell]

Well, it works if you set up a template for rib positioning etc.,  
etc., etc.  Ron Overs does this with his pianos that he is building.  
However, this approach is only efficient if one is building a number  
of soundboards to the same exact design.

IMHO, for most small shops where a variety of piano models come in,  
the single pneumatic clamp for each rib is the way to go - offers  
soooooo much flexibility.

Terry Farrell

On Jun 12, 2010, at 9:30 PM, David Love wrote:

> Doesn't work for ribbing.
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf
> Of Greg Newell
> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 2:58 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Fire hose failure!
>
> A large vacuum bag.
>
> Greg Newell
> Greg's Piano Forté
> www.gregspianoforte.com
> 216-226-3791 (office)
> 216-470-8634 (mobile)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf
> Of David Love
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 11:15 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Fire hose failure!
>
> Ribbing a board today I discovered that my pneumatic clamps  
> (firehoses) had
> all sprung leaks to the extent that my compressor wouldn't keep  
> quite enough
> air pressure (argh).  So, while I did fashion a remedy for the short  
> term
> I'm shopping to replace the fire hose material with something a bit  
> more
> air-o-dynamic.  Any suggestions?
>
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
>
>
>