<!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 face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></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=theparsons@hoosierlink.net href="mailto:theparsons@hoosierlink.net">Kenny & Annette = Parsons</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> December 22, 2002 6:59 = PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Steinway Crown = Radius...</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I am installing a new soundboard in a 1910   5'10" = model "O" Steinway.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will be using the ribs to create the crown, but I need to know = what radius.  A local factory is going to attach the ribs to the = soundboard for me, but I need to give them the radius spec.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Can anyone help me out with this?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ken Parsons</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080>Ken,</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>Not = surprisingly, no one's willing to take a stab at this. There is just too much missing = information. Without knowing much more about the "local factory" and their methods of = bellying, their presses, the control over wood moisture content, etc., = it is impossible to give you a direct answer.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080>There has, = however, been a whole lot written about the subject on pianotech. Just recently there = have been dozens of posts on rib crowning and soundboard bellying. Over the past = year or two there have probably been hundreds. Some time spent reading through = some of these might be helpful. Once you have some solid background information = you will be much better equipped to specify exactly what it is you want.</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" = color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><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><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>