<!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 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000040 size=4>"To bad you didn't measure the crown = on all those knabe ribs just for the curiosity."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000040 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4>I would have but the termites kept = nipping at me.....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=4>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr 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=Erwinspiano@aol.com href="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@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> Friday, January 02, 2004 = 8:30 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: No downbearing = ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 1/2/2004 5:03:44 PM Pacific Standard Time, <A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000040 size=4>I recently = saw  1920 ish Knabe upright with very tall ribs & enough of them. I didn't = check the crown at that time but I will when next I see it."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=3></FONT><FONT = face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=3>I kept a rib from = an 1890s Knabe upright that I disposed of. I couldn't find it just now, but I know = it had quite a bit of crown in it - clearly in excess of a 60-foot radius.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=3></FONT><FONT face="Times New = Roman" color=#000040></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=3>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" = color=#000040>     <FONT size=4>Its interesting that Knabe seemed to be doing this rather = consistently for many years & its the only one I have enough experience with to = know to look for it. On a different subject it must be upright year in this = shop. I have two uther upright projects going. The 1st a 1903 schaaf bros. 59"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><FONT = size=4>upright with Victorian case nicely preserved flat board the exhibits much sound = & sustain. 12 ribs that cross the grain at an 80 Degree angle.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040><FONT = size=4>   The other is a 58"1908 Mason & Hamlin up. same level of preservation</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=4> This piano has 17 ribs. I mean they were serious. Even so it has only about = .100 of crown on a long rib. Massive cutoff blocks & railroad ties for = back post> laminated spruce & maple. You gotta love this stuff. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4> The = board is stiff enough that I'll be able to give it ample bearing with the new = set of caps. I'll let you know how it turn out. Thanks for the = post</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>  To = bad you didn't measure the crown on all those knabe ribs just for the curiosity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=4>   Cheers-Dale</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 = size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4></FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>