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                            Ron Nossaman &lt;rnossaman@cox.net&gt;;                            <br>
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                            Re: [pianotech] [CAUT] Fwd: Mason & Hamlin soundboard model with tuning fork                            <br>
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                                        <td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">On 5/24/2012 8:17 AM, Euphonious Thumpe wrote:<BR>&gt; P.S. I can envision how, given the right construction, the top edge of<BR>&gt; the ends of a soundboard panel might tip inward when the top of the<BR>&gt; crown is pressed upon; but that the entire assembly would pull in at the<BR>&gt; edges remains too hard or me to fathom.<BR>&gt; In any event, we discussed this at length several years ago, and I have<BR>&gt; no taste for repeating that experience, so I humbly request that you<BR>&gt; please provide a video of this phenomenon, if you wish to prove your point.<BR><BR>I don't really care if you believe it or not. If you're not willing to spend a few minutes to make a test piece to prove it for yourself, I'm not interested in wasting more time trying to convince you by making a video. You likely won't believe a video either. Throw a quick test together using scrap wood
 shaped like a typical rib. You'll find that when you load the center, the ends will rotate in rather than pushing out. It works with or without a panel, and it's still not an arch. Try it, it's cool.<BR><BR>Ron N<BR></td>
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