<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 3/5/2002 6:32:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, JIMRPT@AOL.COM writes:
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<BR>Date:3/5/2002 6:32:53 PM Pacific Standard Time
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<BR> Hey Jim</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> Were any of those 12 sohmers you rebuilt reverse crowned design? I can't be the only one. Can I? The ribs were still on the bottom of the board only bent the towards the floor of course. I do think I remember the bass strings being really high tensions as Del said earlier.
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<BR>In a message dated 05/03/02 9:08:42 PM, tompiano@gate.net writes:
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<BR>remember somewhere hearing that these instruments also had a tendency for
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<BR>the bridges to pull away from the soundboard. Any truth to those tales? >>
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<BR>Tom I have rebuilt aprox 12 of these thingees and never have seen the bridge
<BR>pulled away from the soundboard. Not saying is doesn't happen but I've never
<BR>seen it.The ribs though are a different story.. :-) When a rib lets go then
<BR>there will be a definite gap between the rib and board.........
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