<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I should mention, left wing, tree = hugging, environmentalist radical that I am, that the spruce used in that = brace is from backposts from the old Starr upright that I learned to tune on......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finally, that Starr has been put to = good use!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Obviously, I need to go to bed = now...... - no, I think I go build a soundboard panel!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 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=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 24, 2004 = 4:12 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: doweling a butt = joint</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yup, go into the brace a few inches = from the belly rail or rim on a 45 degree or so angle and go through the brace = into the rail/rim. I like to use red oak dowels (hard/strong and very porous = for epoxy) and I drill the hole oversize and epoxy in place. Below is a picture = of a brace I installed. You can see two dowels in the top - one through the = brace and into the rail and the other through the belly rail and into the brace.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://www.farrellpiano.com">www.farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV= > <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "David Love" <</FONT><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial size=2>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:29 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> We're talking belly brace.<BR>> <BR>> David = Love<BR>> </FONT><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</FONT></A><BR><FONT = face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> <BR>> > [Original Message]<BR>> > = From: Farrell <</FONT><A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com"><FONT = face=Arial size=2>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial = size=2>><BR>> > To: Pianotech <</FONT><A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial size=2>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>><BR>> > Date: 7/24/2004 8:04:37 AM<BR>> > = Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint<BR>> <BR>> > What are you butt = jointing? Hmmmmm??<BR>> ><BR>> > Terry Farrell<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > > I've seen two methods of doweling a butt = joint.  One is to drill<BR>> > diagonally<BR>> > > from one = piece to the other and insert the dowel, the other is to drill<BR>> > = > straight down the through the seam so that 1/2 the circumference of the<BR>> > > dowel is located on each piece.  Which is better?<BR>> > ><BR>> > ><BR>> > > David Love<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > pianotech = list info: </FONT><A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> pianotech list = info: </FONT><A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives"><FONT = face=Arial = size=2>https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</FONT></A><BR><FON= T face=Arial size=2>> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>