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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Ron Nossaman" <</FONT><A
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<DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Consider that on a rim that's essentially
a plane, it's not <BR>> geometrically possible in any board that has crown
along the <BR>> ribs, to *not* have crown along the grain. It's a result, not
<BR>> a feature.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Agreed. So maybe Udo Steingraber is on
to something by custom shaping the inner rim to the profile of the board right
before installation, and Dale seems to agree, that it reduces the stress that is
placed upon the panel during glue-in. What does that do to the sound? No way am
I taking the bait on that one. Sure is worth further experimentation, though,
and I have to admit I get a bit nervous when I'm forcing my potato chip shaped
panels to conform to the inner rim.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2> <BR>> The only purpose of that
model was to illustrate that <BR>> soundboard crown isn't an end buttressed
arch, which I think <BR>> it did well enough. What else would you expect or
wish a <BR>> larger and more complex model to show?<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>I guess I'm not thinking about a different
model but rather a different experiment. I'll get back to you when I finally
pose a real question. :)</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><STRONG>Jude Reveley, RPT<BR>Absolute Piano
Restoration, LLC<BR>Lowell, Massachusetts<BR>(978)
323-4545</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>