<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><link href="/zimbra/css/msgview.css?v=080818184714" rel="stylesheet"><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><style>p { margin: 0; }</style><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><pre>Anne, <br><br>By what methods, if at all, is the crown formed in these early instruments? <br><br>Jim Ialeggio<br><br><br>>I regularly work with pianos that are well over 100 to 200 years old with their original soundboards, <br>>and the boards are just are still "alive".   I'm just starting a late 19th century 8'6" Viennese piano<br>>that is in original condition and will still knock your socks off.  The only ones I find which die are very <br>>late 19th and 20th century pianos with soundboards installed with "tight" crowns, particularly compressed crowns. <br><br><br>>AA <br><br><br></pre><br><br><br></div></div></div></body></html>