<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>That's why I asked Del the question below. I think he planes his = 24" subpanels to the desired final thickness and  then glues those up. = I think. I trust he will set us right.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A local mill has a 3-foot wide belt thickness sander. So I guess I = could always make up to a three foot wide subpanel and then run it through = their machine. I have a 12" planer. I sure don't have the $$$ to buy big = machines at this time. I just don't know how hard it is to edge glue subpanels = together that are already planed down to the final desired thickness. I hoping Del = will share a tad of his experience and enlighten us!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <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=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 16, = 2002 7:11 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: my own = Soundboard</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Terry, <BR>    This might be a good = excuse to purchase a drum sander. Performax or Delta it really doesn't matter as = long as the cantilever design will accommodate most or all of the board. Of = you who have made boards in the past, what width is the panel before shaping = to the piano? The Delta is a bit wider so that might just make it or leave a = small amount for hand or hand tool sanding or scraping. What 'chu think? = <BR>  <P>Greg <P>Farrell wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE="CITE"> <STYLE></STYLE> So then you are gluing up your 24" subpanels after they have been = planed to the soundboard's final thickness (not counting edge tapering)? Can = one edge glue accurately enough to get a real even subpanel-to-subpanel joint = (no step from one to the other)? I was envisioning gluing up a whole = soundboard panel that was thicker than needed and then (after driving the panel = to a shop with BIG sanders/planers) running the whole thing through a = planer device to get your nice consistent final (before tapering) = thickness. If I am understanding your process, you do the above on your smaller = subpanels, but then when you have glued your subpanels together, you do any = slight evening up by a hand plane or sanding (or maybe even that is not = needed?)? Thanks. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianobuilders@olynet.com href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">Delwin D = Fandrich</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January = 16, 2002 1:19 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: my own Soundboard</DIV>   <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 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=gnewell@ameritech.net = href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> January 15, 2002 = 3:56 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: my own Soundboard</DIV> Thanks Del. I was still talking about edge = gluing. I would not advocate joining two pieces end to end in a = soundboard situation. Never crossed my mind. </BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#000080>Why not? I'm planning on doing it on a piano I'm remanufacturing for myself. It's been done quite successfully in = the past. I'll not be using a finger joint, however. I haven't quite decided = what to use.</FONT>   <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Has anyone ever tried gluing up 2 boards first, then adding one at a = time until the desired panel size is achieved?</BLOCKQUOTE><FONT color=#000080>We glue up sub-panels that are less than 24" wide = (so we can still run them through our thickness planer) and then glue up the = final panel.</FONT> <FONT color=#000080>Once you get started you = will undoubtedly come up with your own ideas. There is no one 'right' = way to do this stuff. Just a bunch of acceptable to good = ways.</FONT> <FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px"> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>-- <BR>Greg Newell <BR><A href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net</A> = <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>