<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#000040" SIZE=2 FAMILY= ="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">In a message dated 8/17/2003 = 3:32:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000"= style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="A= rial" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">----- Original Message ----- <B= R> <B>From:</B> <A HREF="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A><= /FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <B>To:</B> <A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></FONT>= <FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY= ="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"> <BR> <B>Sent:</B> August 17, 2003 2:34 PM<BR> <B>Subject:</B> Laminated ribs<BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2= FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR>          </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000= 040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="T= imes New Roman" LANG="0">Those of you who routinely use a laminated rib. <= BR>        <BR>         My question is are these flat lam= inated pieces cut with a crown in them or are you crowning the ribs  in= a curved caul. I know this was discussed some time back.--Dale</BLOCKQUOTE>= </BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff= fff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #0000ff" SIZE=3= FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0">   <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3= FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">     &= nbsp;  Part of my original question from the last post that I've an int= erest in. To arch or not to arch that was part of the question. It seems to = me that either method of laminating ribs works based on the response from De= l and Ron. The only consideration perhaps is how to best make use of the spr= uce or effiency of the method.</BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" s= tyle="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="ari= al" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2= FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0">   &nbs= p;      </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style= ="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New R= oman" LANG="0">   Dale</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="B= ACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG= ="0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3= FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="arial" LANG="0"><BR> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2= FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"><BR> <BR> </FONT></HTML>