<br> Hi All<br>   Dennis & I finally tore down the  Julius Bauer 6 ft. A truly amazing piece of engineering from antiquity. I have such respect for this man. Analyzing his pianos sound board system & how it is constructed is truly fascinating. I consider him as much a pioneer (wild man) as Jonas Chickering.  Out side the box<br>    The entire soundboard system <U>is not</U> attached to the case but to the massive plate.  The plate in turn is fastened/screwed to the case...... The board & belly rail are one unit & is attached to the case  only by pivot a screw on each side. As seen in picture 2 the keybed is removed,held in place by dowels & screws, yet un-glued. The beautiful maple belly rail is not attached to the keybed when assembled but is separated from it by only a mm gap. In  picture 2 imagine lifting up on the back of the sound board. It moves & sits only on a block attached to the case.<br>   The sound boards laminated oak liner captures the edge of the soundboard firmly around it's perimeter & because of the Julius design it forces crown in to the board both across the grain as usual but significantly along the grain as well. The entire structure displays a real dished looking shape. This is seen  by the overall view in picture 4 & by viewing the head on picture of the belly rail. Stretching a string along the belly rail reveals a massive 15 mm of crown deflection from bass to treble.<br>   Also the treble & bass ends of the bridge rise to stay in the string plane as the board takes a dive due to the crown enhancement features of this design.<br>   It's a huge bridge. The result in mass will increase impedance/sustain. The bridge itself is over 2 inches tall at the treble end & 1 & 13/16 th  in the middle.  It is close to 2 inches tall in the bass. This tall bridge structure appears to build in a great deal of soundboard stiffness much like a beam.<br>   It has a Wessel nickel & gross action. The case is a beautiful Walnut veneer.<br>   I have many pictures from the bottom side as well I can post later.  It has a straight short bass cut-off bar & no support beams. It doesn't need them.<br>   We will probably display this novel & intriguing piano when completed <br>    Dale Erwin<br>   Double Clicking on the picture should enlarge them for better viewing. 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