<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3086" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial> <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=atuneforyou@earthlink.net href="mailto:atuneforyou@earthlink.net">Steve Blasyak</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">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> <DIV>Inquiring minds would like to know if its not too much trouble.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Steve</DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>No trouble. I believe the picture below is the "while back" picture you refer to. IMHO, the shape of this soundboard is normal. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I question why just about every other piano I have ever seen has an unusual extension of the soundboard up into the upper bass corner. Why don't they just make the piano case square and put a similar extension on the side opposite the upper-bass (where the concave portion of the case is)?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007801c7ae26$044f61d0$0302a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The soundboard terminates where the dark inset starts. Below is a picture of what is beneath that joint. It is a large cut-off bar (there is an original smaller cut-off bar). This belly is a Del Fandrich design. I believe that the upper-bass corner area of most soundboards do not operate efficiently, does not add to the sound coming from the soundboard, and the long rib lengths required for such a design contribute to early soundboard failure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007901c7ae26$044f61d0$0302a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The absense of the upper-bass corner also makes clamping the soundboard edge during installation easier because, well, you can clamp it!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:007a01c7ae26$044f61d0$0302a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>