<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Tom wrote: <EM>"The soundboard -back assembly is = independant from the side panel."</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial></FONT></EM> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yes, you are correct. But I would also suggest = taking a close look at the soundboard-to-back-assembly glue joint when you get = that side completely off because whatever conditions let to the sides falling off, = may also have degraded the soundboard-to-back-assembly glue = joint.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=davespianotuning@earthlink.net href="mailto:davespianotuning@earthlink.net">Dave McKibben</A> = </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Since I've spent most of my time learning tuning and regulation = and all the things that go with that, I havent spent much time studying the = actual physical case construction of an upright piano, so here goes a = possible stupid question:</DIV> <DIV>The upright I recently saw had the right side almost completely = delaminated from the piano.  I mean from the pin block to the = back, and almost all the way down to the floor.</DIV> <DIV>1.  Does this structurally impact the sound board?</DIV> <DIV>2. Can this be easily fixed by re-gluing and clamping</DIV> <DIV>3.  Is there other ramifications to re-gluing that I just = dont see or understand?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I sure appreciate your comments</DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Dave</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    The soundboard -back = assembly is independant from the side panel.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Glue and clamp  with = basic woodworking techniques.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    On a beater with no = cosmetic issues in play ,I have added screws through the side panel into the back assembly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    The Winter spinets of the = 40's -50's have this tendency.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    One clue will be lots of = lost motion on one side of the action or the opposite with hammers off = the rest rail . Also dampers not lifting correctly with the timing all over = the place.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Reason being the keybed = attached to the side changing in relation to the strings-back.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>With the side -keybed correct, the action = should be back within reasonable regulation (If it was before !)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Good luck,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>    Tom = Driscoll</FONT> <FONT = face=Arial>   </FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></B= ODY></HTML>