<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4134.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ANRPiano@AOL.COM = href="mailto:ANRPiano@AOL.COM">ANRPiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> March 23, 2002 5:09 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Floating = soundboard</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 3/22/2002 10:40:01 PM Central = Standard Time, <A href="mailto:Erwinspiano@AOL.COM">Erwinspiano@AOL.COM</A> writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">This is the design or redesign of a soundboard that has = a sound board that is not attached to the rim at the tail end of the piano = and usually as close to the bass bridge . </FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT lang=0 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <DIV><BR>How large of an area is unattached?  Is there any risk = of noise/buzzes?</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3></FONT><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>Depends on the = piano, the shape of the rim, the layout of the ribs, the location of the bass = bridge, the location of the tenor bridge relative to the bass bridge, = etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>It can be as = short as 20 or 30 cm or as long as 80 to 100 cm. In our practice the longer cut-outs = will typically have a sub-rim reinforcing the edge of the soundboard along = its full length. This is made of either solid stock or is laminated to suit, = depending on the piano and the job.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 = size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>I know of no = history of noises and/or buzzes associated with the technique.</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>