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<DIV> <FONT size=3><STRONG>Scott</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> I dialed up the web site Piano world in St=
. Luis but could find no description of what you're saying in regard to=
them restoring crown. They look like a player piano outfit not a high end G=
rand piano restoration facility which is where the discussion & interest=
usually is.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG> I've restored crown in =
several older uprights but not in a grand. I doubt anyone can accomplis=
h that procedure more efficiently than someone installing a new board u=
nless the ribs are already separated severely from the panel. Then it's not =
so much trouble. Willing to be wrong.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3> Regards mate -Dale</FONT></STRONG><=
FONT face=Arial><BR>There are people who recrown soundboards. There are pe=
ople who say it can't be done. There are people who say that you can try, bu=
t it's not worth it, or that it's not permanent. Probably the most vocal pro=
ponent is D.L. Bullock at www.thepianoworld.com who says:<BR><BR>"We are one=
of the few shops that even know recrowning of the soundboard is possible.&n=
bsp; Other shops will tell you it cannot be done. They will charge you=
an extra $2,000. to replace the soundboard with a new one. Would that=
same shop restore a Stradivarius Violin by throwing it out and building a n=
ew one? I think not. Then don't replace a piano's soundboard."<B=
R><BR>Here is a summary of a technique used by Joe Garrett:<BR>http://www.pt=
g.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/2002-May/109890.html<BR>Here is another idea:<BR>h=
ttp://www.ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/2002-May/109498.html<BR>And one more:<=
BR>https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2002-May/109530.html<BR><BR>Scott =
Jackson<BR>Wollongong, Australia</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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