<!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 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am making rib laminating cauls. Want = to make them long enough for the longest rib I am likely to run across. What is the = longest rib anyone has ever had to make?<BR><BR>Thanks.<BR><BR>Terry = Farrell<BR><BR>Hi Terry,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are you making a laminating jig for = actually gluing up ribs, or gluing ribs to a soundboard panel?  I don't know the = definitive answer to your question, but in Clair Davies material, the longest rib = that he refers to is 53" long. The beam that he suggests making for that length = of rib caul is 64" long.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I read through the four "Davies = Pneumatic Soundboard Press" articles from the Journal last night. Am I = correct in assuming that these plans as presented are only for a = compression crowned soundboard? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Also, Is Clair Davies, RPT still with = us? I notice that he is not listed in the 2003 directory. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks, Owen</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>