<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Ribs fanned and perpendicular to long bridge?</div><div>Does Z structure define rib length in that area?</div><div>Gene<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On May 17, 2012, at 9:07 PM, "Delwin D Fandrich" <<a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com">del@fandrichpiano.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy">Yes, it is. That is part of the Z-Bar and “floating bass” design. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy">ddf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423">Delwin D Fandrich</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423">Piano Design & Fabrication</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423">6939 Foothill Court SW, </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423">Olympia, Washington 98512 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423">Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#632423"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423"><a href="mailto:del@fandrichpiano.com"><span style="color:blue">del@fandrichpiano.com </span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423">— </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#632423"><a href="mailto:ddfandrich@gmail.com"><span style="color:blue">ddfandrich@gmail.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gene Nelson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:58 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] S&S K(52) Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Extraordinarily steep grain angle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Do you have a pic of the other side?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black">Gene<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]">[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Terry Farrell<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] S&S K(52) Restoration</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">Gene - IMHO, you really need to have a lengthy conversation with Del. His design modifications produced an incredible sound from my M&H upright.....<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><image001.jpg><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">Terry Farrell<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">PS: Oh, and after you glue in that new soundboard (hide glue, preferably) and need to clean up any squeeze-out, I've got just the solution for you...... ;-)<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><image002.jpg><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt">On May 17, 2012, at 8:48 PM, Gene Nelson wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Just getting it apart now so I can measure and record the scale.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">No wound trichords to deal with but no trans bridge. – not ruling out one for redesign depending on the scale. The end of the tenor bridge come very close to the bottom board/rim structure. The bass bridge seems more nicely positioned.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Bass bridge is canto levered and straight. The canto lever will go.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Huge birdseye maple space filler/cut off device in the lower right and a smaller cut off bar in the upper left. Might just keep that part the way it is.</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Do you know if those pins that look like bridge pins – driven into the plate - that offset/terminate the wound bass strings just below the tuning pins are removable?</span><o:p></o:p></pre><pre style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:black">Gene</span><o:p></o:p></pre></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>