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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>WOW! That soundboard looks so much better in the
piano than on my bench! It looks great! A very large smile came to my face when
I saw that photo.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I really don't know anything about using beech on a
bridge root or cap. I know it's pretty hard - that's what Delignit is made from.
But I don't know how it holds up on bridges.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What are you going to be doing with the pinblock?
Larger pins (tell me it's not so!)? Replace entire mortised-into-the-rim block?
Replace sections? Plug? Just curious.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=ricb@pianostemmer.no href="mailto:ricb@pianostemmer.no">RicB</A>
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<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> Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:19
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bridge pins revisited /Bluthner
project</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Terry<BR><BR>The thing was in remarkable condition.
Considering the state the soundboard was in that kind of surprised me
really. I am replacing it because I will be changing the scale slightly,
opting for a bit longer string lengths in the treble section. Besides... to
cover my historical fanny among other reasons .... I'm going to reassemble the
old panel and bridges, making them look all nice and pretty again and put them
in a nice display box so that anyone interested can view the original
configuration complete with original scaling details.<BR><BR>But gee... I sure
hope the new one will hold up as well as the old one. For aesthetics I'm
leaning towards using solid beech as the original was. Any thoughts
?<BR><BR>btw... for any one interested.. the soundboard came today from
Terry's workshop in the states. The perimeter is fitted and the longside
ribs... a bit of fitting left to do on the bent side... but heres a pic.
<BR><BR><BR><BR>Cheers<BR>RicB<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Just curious Ric - if this bridge is in such good condition,
why are you <BR>making a new one? Of course, if you are rescaling, you may
need to. But if <BR>not, seems to me you have an excellent bridge right now.
What is your <BR>thinking here?<BR><BR>Terry
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