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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" =
size=3>Hello,<BR>I am
a french piano upright manufacturer and I would like to make now =
a<BR>grand
piano 188 cm lenght.<BR><BR>I am interested to know what's the best =
shape to
apply to grand piano<BR>soundboard when gluing ribs in bed tool, is it =
like a
cylinder shape where<BR>bridge is on the top, or may be a sphere shape =
like
upright where the top is<BR>on the middle of bridge ? or something other =
?<BR>Also, what's the best curve amplitude in this case ??<BR>and for to =
finish,
the best downbearing map from note No 1 to 88 ??<BR>.<BR>Many thanks for =
your
help.. &=
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Vincent,</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>