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<p>Erwinspiano@AOL.COM wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>In a message dated
1/13/2002 2:30:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, gnewell@ameritech.net writes:</font></font>
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<blockquote TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Subj:<b>Re:
my own Soundboard</b></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Date:1/13/2002 2:30:15 PM Pacific
Standard Time</font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>From:<a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">gnewell@ameritech.net</a></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>Reply-to:<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font size=-1>To:<a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a></font></font>
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Hi Gregg</font></font></font>
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The joint under discussion is replacing the butt joint between the panel
edges with a tongue and groove joint.</font></font></font></blockquote>
Just so I'm VERY clear. (sorry to beat this point to death) your talking
about the individual butt joints between the planks that make up the soundboard?
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1>If
you follow that then think about cutting this long boardVERY,TOTALLY straight
joint on some piece of machinery. Each board must be cut Totally
straight on both its edges and yes so there are no gaps between. Also this
is an advantage as Ron O said that thinner thicknesses of spruce can be
joined thereby saving material. With grade A spruce at $8 to $10
a board foot (and the average panel requireing 25 bd. ft of material) any
screw ups are going to add up in a hurry.</font></font></font>
<br><font face="Arial"><font color="#000000"><font size=-1> Hope
that helps . I have trouble following my own train of thought too.</font></font></font>
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Dale Erwin</font></font></font>
<p>What thicknesses do folks usually start with? Yes, I plan to taper the
edges. your point about possibly sanding through is a good one. I hadn't
thought of that ..... yet. Seem like some of the other router bit joints
could possibly work too. I see that the issue is not so much in the stregth
of the joint but rather in the exactness of the glue up. I'll ask you too,
do you know of any source for the GOOD spruce?</blockquote>
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<br>Greg Newell
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