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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Broadwood I work on is 9 ft. and =
has the
dampers under the strings. I noticed Rob's are on top. I =
wonder when
the change was made?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David I.</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rrg@unlv.nevada.edu href="mailto:rrg@unlv.nevada.edu">Rob =
Goodale</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 11, =
2003 5:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: More on the =
Broadwood
piano</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yes indeed. There is some =
measurable
warp on the spine, (lid hinge), side. Not sure how structurally
devastating it is. There is no bracing on the bass side at all =
other
than the rim itself. There are only two steel braces parallel to =
the
strings in the entire piano, one at the bass break and one before the =
high
treble. There is no plate in the sense that we would think of =
one
today. The hitch pins are inserted in what I believe is called a =
"hitch
pin plate", but because it is on the outside bend of a straight strung =
piano I
don't think there is a tremendous amount of vertical =
support.
It doesn't even make contact with the pin block.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV>
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believe it's quite common for the older Broadwoods to suffer from =
serious
warping of the case due to a lack of sufficient structural strength =
to
support string tension over the long period of time we're talking =
about.
It's something restorers have to deal with in these pianos. We had =
one of
these instruments at Oberlin and it was a classic case of this =
problem. It
was unuseable in it's unrestored
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