<!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 6.00.2900.3243" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello Lorenzo,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Welcome to the list. Perhaps there are a couple reasons for lack of response to your question. First, there are only a few folks on the list experienced with soundboard replacement - and far fewer with Shower soundboard replacement. Second is that little is known about the original board construction and how it sounded - yes, you can "copy" the original board, but how much compression was put in the original and how did that sound?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am certainly biased with the results from a Del-Fandrich redesigned piano belly, but my recommendation is that if the piano is worth putting a new belly in it, then have Del redesign the belly or have Del Fandrich, Ron Nossaman (Ron can also do the design if he is installing) or myself put a new belly in it for you - or I could build a set of Del-designed components for you and you install it yourself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you own the piano and are rebuilding it to sell for profit, then IMHO, clean it up, make it look pretty and just sell it. If the objective is to make the piano a fine musical instrument, then IMHO, at best, it would be a roll of the dice if you drop in a "original copy replacement"-type soundboard. If you install a Del-type rib crowned and supported soundboard belly assembly, the results can be very predictably fabulous.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hope this helps.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV> <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=Lacovara@msn.com href="mailto:Lacovara@msn.com">Lorenzo Lacovara</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 29, 2007 6:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re-Post</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just joined this post and sent my first note last week and have had no response. I don't know how many active members there are, but I was really hoping for some advice.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am need an opinion from those who have ever put a new board into a Sohmer grand (6'4"  "scale # 9") ...mine is vintage 1923.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have done some board work on it and it improved it slightly, but the bass is still "woody" and otherwise diminished.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can anyone tell me of their results and the overall response of the instrument?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a personal instrument and I am questiong the wisdom of dropping $ 2500-$3000 into a new board, not to mention the labor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cordially,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Lorenzo Lacovara</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Piano Exchange<BR>BUY  SELL  TUNING  REPAIRS<BR>Hoffman Town Square<BR>2225 Wyoming NE<BR>Albuquerque, NM 87110</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(505) 710-9643</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>