<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2995" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <P>Terry,</P> <P>What size shoes are those and do they have to New Balance....;-]  Perhaps they help from falling over...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Farrell <MFARREL2@TAMPABAY.RR.COM><BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 12/12/2006 1:51:11 PM<BR>Subject: Piano-Free Soundboard Loading<BR><BR> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>An interesting and informative thing to do with new soundboards is to apply a load to them and see what happens (generally trying to simulate a load similar to when the piano will be strung). The ideal way is to screw/clamp the soundboard into the rim and apply reasonably spaced pressure to the bridge either with wedges between the bridge and the plate or with go bars.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But sometimes you might build a soundboard, but not have the piano in your shop.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So.........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:image0001.jpg@39063.8328221412.915" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:image0002.jpg@39063.8328221412.257" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I choose to NOT share with you the REALLY embarrassing picture I have of when we applied a slightly larger load (and no, the soundboard did not break!).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought this would be fun enough.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell<BR>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/">www.farrellpiano.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>