<!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 6.00.6000.16608" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1890 Knabe upright, ummm, might have been too difficult to remove the plate during the restring ( not rebuild ) which is why the cracks were not shimmed. The cabinet was built around the case on a lot of those. The low tenor is often a problem, grain run out on the bridge there is common (ESPECIALLY on Knabes) and I've seen bridge roll and a loss of bearing in that area. It's not really a recording piano, more money than it's worth to do right. Might have to live with it, Daniel.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Fenton</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu href="mailto:pwilliams4@unlnotes.unl.edu">Paul T Williams</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> Friday, February 15, 2008 5:22 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: soundboard on my 1890's Knabe upright</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Daniel,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>It sounds as though the "rebuild" did not include a new soundboard?  Anyway, if you like the sound and it's not buzzing, just let it be.  No, you can't shim from underneath, you would need to de-string remove the plate and shim the cracks. A lot of work, especially for an upright.  Then again, if it starts to buzz, then off to work you go if you think it's worth it!</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>My 2 cents</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Paul</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><BR> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD width="40%"><FONT face=sans-serif size=1><B>"daniel carlton" <hacicspe@gmail.com></B> </FONT><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Sent by: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</FONT> <P><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>02/15/2008 01:08 AM</FONT> <TABLE border=1> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD bgColor=white> <DIV align=center><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Please respond to<BR>Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org></FONT></DIV></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></P> <TD width="59%"> <TABLE width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>To</FONT></DIV> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>"pianotech mailing list" <pianotech@ptg.org></FONT> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>cc</FONT></DIV> <TD> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <DIV align=right><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>Subject</FONT></DIV> <TD><FONT face=sans-serif size=1>soundboard on my 1890's Knabe upright</FONT></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR> <TABLE> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=top> <TD> <TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><FONT size=3>hey techs</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>i've got a rebuilt (rebuilt 2 or 3 years ago) 1890's Knabe upright. nice warm, woody sound, and it's already been used in a few recordings. i'd like to have it sound nice for many more years. i do have one concern. i've noticed a crack or two in the soundboard, and it bums me out to have a rebuilt, beautifully sounding piano with a crack in the soundboard. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3>now i did a few shims at nbss on grands we were rebuilding, but never any uprights... and in the following post </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2006-January/184497.html"><FONT color=blue size=3><U>https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/2006-January/184497.html</U></FONT></A><FONT size=3>, David Ilvedson says you can't shim from behind. </FONT><BR><FONT size=3>so my question is can <I>anything</I> be done to fix the cracks?</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>as always, any help is greatly appreciated.</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>thanks</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3> </FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>daniel carlton</FONT> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>