<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Thanks so much for the photo essay, Terry (and thanks to Dave for the links to Del's articles in past Journals!) -- exactly what I was looking for!  </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Legend has it that some plastic pickguards that both Martin and Guild used on acoustic guitars had problems with warping.  On Guilds, the pickguard just let loose, but Martin tops tended to split because the glue joint didn't separate.  And that's what I was thinking about when I started asking about that lifted decal........  (What I do know is that my Guild has one of the funkiest, warpiest pickguards I ever seen. <g>)</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>I knew that the boards were glued together, but not what the process or glue is.  Thanks!</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2>Annie</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Farrell [mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 14, 2007 8:17 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Decal adhesive/Music rack needed<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT><FONT face=Arial> <BR>>> How are the separate pieces of a soundboard adhered to each other?  <BR>> <BR>> They're glued - what else?<BR>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>> Ron N<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Kinda-sorta like in the pictures below:</DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=109294217-14122007><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#0000ff size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><SPAN class=109294217-14122007> </SPAN>Or, more info on panel glue-up can be found at:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/panels.htm">http://www.farrellpiano.com/panels.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Farrell Piano</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>