<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>In short, is it worth looking into, or does it = simply not work?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> February 02, 2002 4:33 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Springs for the soundboard</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Yeah it has but was it ever mentioned that the spring = be placed on the TOP side of the bridge between it and the PLATE strut? I = thought i remembered reading that it was suggested to put the spring under the soundboard between it and the beams. <P>Greg <P>Delwin D Fandrich wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> <FONT color=#000080>Check the archives, David. This subject has = been gone over several times and at some length.</FONT> <FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">David Love</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> February 02, 2002 = 8:55 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Springs for the soundboard</DIV> <FONT size=-1>Has anyone ever tried = putting a heavy spring between the bridge and the plate strut in the upper section = of the piano to add pressure to the board with the idea of improving the tone?  Or, I suppose, on the underside of the board between = the bracing and the soundboard pushing up?  Does it have any effect?</FONT>  <FONT size=-1>David Love</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>-- <BR>Greg Newell <BR><A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> = <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>