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<DIV>"Wondering about loading of sound board-----can't vibrate =
freely , or
rather how it was intended. ! Would not waste my time.----<FONT
size=4><STRONG><EM>I heard of a guy-on a grand , that jacked up =
under the
Bridge cut a 2x4 and let it sit for a time
</EM></STRONG></FONT>. Real nice work if you can get
it."<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>I was following this thread with some interest. =
Can
someone translate the above for me? Is this suggesting that someone =
jammed a 2x4
between a rib and a frame at the bridge and expected some improvement in =
piano
sound? If so, I think this approach differs somewhat from that described =
of
springs.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A =
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:ronli@newnorth.net" title=ronli@newnorth.net>Ron =
Lindquist</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 22, 2001 =
6:13
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: "restoring" crown =
with
springs</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>At 01:24 PM 4/22/01 -0400, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite"><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
4/22/01 3:38:38 AM Central Daylight Time, <BR><A
=
href="mailto:dnereson@dimensional.com">dnereson@dimensional.com</A> =
writes:
<BR><BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite">To Carl Meyer:</FONT>
<BR> A long-time technician for the public schools =
here in
Denver has used <BR>springs to "restore" the crown in some pianos =
(mostly
studios and old <BR>uprights), and with successful results, i.e. =
better
tone, longer sustain, <BR>more volume. He gave a =
technical at
a chapter meeting some years ago, and <BR>it would take a while =
for me to
find my notes, but briefly, he used angle <BR>brackets fastened to =
the
backposts, automotive valve springs, fender <BR>washers, and =
adjustable
bolts to vary the pressure. I believe the spring / =
<BR>fender washer
/ bolt assemblies, one fastened to each backpost, pressed =
<BR>directly on
the ribs, probably behind the long bridge. Seems he =
may have
<BR>let the tension down first in some cases, or maybe just in the =
bass, I
<BR>don't remember, but I could look it up. Anyhow, the =
results were
quite <BR>impressive. He didn't recommend it for fine =
pianos, mind
you, but to bring <BR>some life to an old piano that would =
otherwise be
junked, it was a fairly <BR>quick and inexpensive =
cure.
Sincerely, David Nereson, RPT, Denver <BR><FONT color=#0f0f0f
size=2><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT size=2><BR>This =
sounds like a
good way to restore some life into older pianos, but the =
<BR>question
remains, is it worth it? Is the time and materials spent to doing =
<BR>this
process worth the end result? How long lasting is this process?
<BR><BR>Willem </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Wondering about loading =
of sound
board-----can't vibrate freely , or rather how it was intended. =
! Would
not waste my time.----I heard of a guy-on a grand , that jacked =
up under
the Bridge cut a 2x4 and let it sit for a time . =
Real nice
work if you can get it.<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP><FONT size=2>R.R.R.</FONT> =
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