<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16481" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV>Hey Now,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have a question about the picture of the sound board that is attached to the original post. Why is there a cutout in the bass section? I believe Terry Farrell posted some pictures of a sound board he had made with a similar shape a while back. Can someone please explain the unusual shape.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Inquiring minds would like to know if its not too much trouble.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OC Ca</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Pura Vida </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=fandrich@pianobuilders.com href="mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com">Delwin D Fandrich</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 6/9/2007 10:48:31 AM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Well, now you make me wonder. I have all of the photographs of this piano labeled "Bosendorfer" but I could be wrong. I did this piano some fifteen years ago.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I don't have a picture of the finished piano but I've attached one with the soundboard being glued in so you can see the shape. As I recall the piano was pre-1880s. I could probably find the build date with some searching.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007> <P><FONT size=2>Delwin D Fandrich<BR>Piano Design & Manufacturing Consultant<BR>620 South Tower Avenue<BR>Centralia, Washington 98531  USA<BR>Phone  360.736-7563<BR><<A href="mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com">mailto:fandrich@pianobuilders.com</A>> </FONT></P></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312384317-09062007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT></SPAN> </DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Calin Tantareanu<BR><B>Sent:</B> June 09, 2007 2:43 AM<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468323808-09062007><FONT face=Arial>Hi Del!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468323808-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468323808-09062007><FONT face=Arial>What kind of Boesendorfer is that, sicne it doesn't have a capo d'astro? I have never seen one without before.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468323808-09062007><FONT face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=468323808-09062007> <P><FONT face=Arial>Calin Tantareanu<BR></FONT><A href="http://calin.haos.ro/"><FONT face=Arial color=#000000>http://calin.haos.ro</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>--------------------</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Delwin D Fandrich<BR><B>Sent:</B> joi, 24 mai 2007 19:49<BR><B>To:</B> 'Pianotech List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: The Beauty of the Open-Faced Pinblock<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984314317-24052007>Yes, aren't they, though. From an older Bosendorfer we did some time back --</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984314317-24052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984314317-24052007>See the attached.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984314317-24052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=984314317-24052007>Del</SPAN></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>