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<DIV>Ron Shiflet<SPAN class=250111001-18012005> on =
soundboards:</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV>If the wood sounded that much better over time, and a soundboard =
was still
intact, wouldn't people be begging for the old klunker pianos and
rebuilding them as opposed to replacing the soundboards? <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
would say definitely, yes. I am and they should
be</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005> </SPAN>My point is to =
determine if
these soundboards really need to be replaced? <SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2> No they don't. It is a large job to remove the =
soundboard and replace ribs in the most extreme cases. But in =
many
cases you can simply recrown the old board without pulling it out or =
replacing
the ribs. I vowed that the next time I do a =
piano
that has been in water for a day or more and has a reverse crown, =
I will
definitely pull out the board and then decide whether to replace it or =
just make
new ribs. The only disappointing soundboard I have done was caught =
in
Hurricane Andrew tidal swells and sat in 4 feet of water for a =
day. I
should have pulled it or replaced it. The customer was =
ecstatic at
the results. I was underwhelmed, but it was still
acceptable.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I have
replaced soundboards and they sounded great but the old ones just have a =
warmth
that few new ones ever have. It is sort of like playing your =
CDs on a
tube Macintosh stereo or a transistorized Yamaha stereo. Different =
character.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I
agree with Terry. What purpose is the piano to =
serve?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=250111001-18012005>
<P><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>D.L. =
Bullock
St. Louis<BR></STRONG></FONT><A =
href="http://www.thepianoworld.com/"><FONT
face=Arial><STRONG>www.thepianoworld.com</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT =
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