Ron, you are absolutely right about the rib construction (and I'll double-check to see that I spoke correctly about ALL of them being laminated). But, in my experience, it is only the "American Piano Company" era Knabes (post 1908) that did the bad grain angle bridge cap thing. (Please do correct me if I'm wrong.) The bridges on these 1890's jobbies are truly a sight to behold ( as was all Knabe woodwork in that era) for their meticulous precision of workmanship! Now, I recently had a gorgeous-sounding Knabe-Ampico upright player from 1920 that had, relatively, much cheaper and poorer construction. But the sound was still largely there (along with the un-fun embedding of the plate into the cabinet sides!) so it seems that the company learned where to "cut corners" for cost ( not apparently a consideration on the earlier production) and yet still keep the sound that faithful buyers expected. Thumpe -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20121220/930882bc/attachment.htm>
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