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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Richard wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"Steinway New York uses machine crowned ribs..." =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I thought it was pretty well established that =
S&S NY
uses flat ribs glued in a curved caul to a dried board, resulting in a =
purely
compression-crowned and panel-supported soundboard =
(CC&PS?).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not a clue how the Bostons are designed or
built.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Richard Brekne" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Phillip Ford" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:fordpiano@earthlink.net"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>fordpiano@earthlink.net</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial =
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"Pianotech" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 3:25
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: RC vs CC =
again</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>> btw.. anyone know if Boston =
pianos use rib
crowning or compression<BR>> boards. Steinway New York uses machine =
crowned
ribs and dries the panel<BR>> down to 5% or below and have for a long =
time I
understand from sources I<BR>> have there. Acording to Hamburg =
they've been
doing things the same way<BR>> for a hundred years. So I was =
wondering if
they decided to try RC boards<BR>> in Bostons.. since Kawaii produced =
them...
or whether they were sticking<BR>> with a CC /machined crowned =
ribs
combination.<BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>