<!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 6.00.2900.3395" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>aka - dirty little secrets - enjoy!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Myth: In a shop that produces quality products very strict procedures are always followed to the letter with no deviations.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Truth: You do what you need to do with the tools and jigs you have in any manner that produces a quality product.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Example:  Gotta make a set of laminated ribs within a short period of time. Check inventory, find that I have proper sized ribs for four of the six desired radii. Make a slab of 12M ribs and put in vacuum bag for overnight cure (lower level in rear). Would really like to make up a slab of 4M radius ribs - hey, they're smallish, I'll just clamp them with five large C clamps to the 4M caul (lower level forward). I had a couple 10M ribs, but one was a half millimeter too short - so I glue a thin 2mm veneer of Sitka to the rib, put a 1x4 on top and clamp it to the caul with a bunch of smaller C clamps (on top of the vacuum bag).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Different clamping/assembly methods for each radii. All will turn out top  quality. Hey, sometimes ya just gotta git 'er dun.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:000301c916bd$d78b9950$0401a8c0@DESKTOP" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Oh gosh, I hope I didn't let the cat out of the bag!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell<BR>Farrell Piano</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A><BR><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>