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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>That appears to be some massive bridge on that things. How tall is it?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>David Love<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.davidlovepianos.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dale Erwin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, November 30, 2012 6:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [pianotech] Belly talk<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><img width=275 height=206 id=TIE.302925 src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDD122.C1339990" alt="Julius Bauer belly rail crown.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'>Jim <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> Something like this then? 5ft 8 Julius Bauer. It is very intentionally double crowned... as its called. FWIW...this turned out to be a big sounding parlor sized piano. Trixs cousin bought it so I still get to visit. ;)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'> If memory serves there was a 15 mm crown along the belly rail. Click on the attachment for a better view<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:mediumblue'>Dale Erwin R.P.T.</span></b><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:darkgreen'><br><br></span></i></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div id="AOLMsgPart_0_e99e36e9-8e40-4b99-912d-643ad7a01276"><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:darkgreen'> </span></tt><tt><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>David,</span><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>No we're not talking about the same thing.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><b><span style='color:navy'> </span><span style='color:crimson'> Viewed from the <o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><b><span style='color:crimson'>front of the bellyrail, there is a crown, meaning the bellyrail bows <o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><b><span style='color:crimson'>upwards forming a crown. In this small piano there is a full 11mm <o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><b><span style='color:crimson'>difference between the height of the bellyrail at the center and the <o:p></o:p></span></b></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><b><span style='color:crimson'>height at the ends.</span></b><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>The same with the curved side and on this one, the back of the long side <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>as well. If you could see through the outer rim to the top surface of <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>the inner rim, these portions also are somewhat serpentine. They, are <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>not in a flat plane, helping to create what has been referred to as the" <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>the most important crown in the piano", ie the "crown along the length <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>of the long bridge.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>I don't agree with this obviously shaping, but that's the condition I'm <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>referring to.<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>Jim Ialeggio<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>Jim Ialeggio <o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><a href="mailto:jim@grandpianosolutions.com"><span style='color:black'>jim@grandpianosolutions.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>978 425-9026<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'>Shirley Center, MA<o:p></o:p></span></tt></pre><pre style='background:white'><tt><span style='color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></tt></pre></div></div></div></div></body></html>