<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Check the Journal. = These have been discussed and written about several times. Most recently, I think, by = Clair Davies (sp?). Aside from the fact that he recommends using far more = air pressure than is either required or advisable, this is a good place to = start. I say "start" because most everyone seems to want to modify these things = to suit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>I started with a = go-bar press back in the 70s but abandoned it after one bar broke, starting a chain = reaction that had bars going every which way and damaging the soundboard panel enough = that I ended up replacing it. I've use a variety of air presses since then and = would never go back.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Two photos are attached.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=rrg@unlv.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.edu">Rob G.</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> August 07, 2003 10:04 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pneumatic Soundboard = Press</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Is anyone aware of some detailed plans available = for a good pneumatic soundboard press?  (the type with compressed air = in fire hoses for tension).  I am researching for the press = planned for the new shop.  I am reasonably familiar with the go-bar type and = have a proven design for one but I want to look at both types.  What are = the known flaws/problems related to pneumatic presses?  Does anyone = here use one?  Any disaster stories?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Curious,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Las Vegas, = NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>