<!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'd like to start a discussion on = setting downbearing as part of rebuilding a piano - specifically, what methods = of clamping the soundboard to the rim are used by those who plane their = bridges for appropriate downbearing prior to gluing the soundboard to the = rim.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Obviously one needs to have both the = soundboard and the plate in the case to set downbearing (bridge height). The problem = arises (at least for me) in the fact that the plate is in the way of = easily/directly clamping the soundboard to the rim (such that bridge height relative to = the plate will be accurately represented). I have used little wooden wedges = placed between the plate bottom and the soundboard top in the past - and that = seems to work - but I wonder if there is not a more efficient/easier/faster way = to do this.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How do others approach this = task?</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= ></BODY></HTML>