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size=4><STRONG> Ric</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3> <STRONG>&=
nbsp; Now you're talking my language. My frustration has been that I try to =
post procedure and experience which always seems to degrade somehow into&nbs=
p;theory. I think more are probably interested in the doing. </STRONG></FONT=
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Yes by all means take measurements ,observations,ruminations ,imaginantion.<=
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3> L=
ets talk shop man! This is what teaches.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3> &=
nbsp; By the way I took a whole series of pics. yesterday of my board thinni=
ng jig & a board for a Conover model 77 being thinnned before, duri=
ng & after with pics of the jig. Glenn it's your fault. You asked.</FONT=
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Ric how's the best way to post them again.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=3> &=
nbsp; Also the list idea of thing to check measure & observe. I'll post =
what I look at & record. Others can add to it or make comments. Why=
questions are always great.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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Dale</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue =
2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>Dales post yesterday got me to thinking. This =
"make a soundboard"<BR>(conceptually) from observations one can take looking=
over a piano and<BR>reporting to the list. Seems like this could be an exce=
llent basis for<BR>increasing awareness and familiarity with soundboard desi=
gn for those of<BR>us who are interested and are not situated such that they=
are able to<BR>physically go through the process of building one. And who k=
nows... it<BR>might stimulate more to altering their situation so that they =
can do<BR>that one day.<BR><BR>In order to do this, we should perhaps start =
with a list of things to<BR>check and measure. Several of us could then star=
t off with really the<BR>first grand that comes along... measure things, jot=
down all the<BR>appropriate observations, make a subjective assessment of t=
he pianos<BR>tone and report back for discussion as what kind of sound one s=
hould<BR>expect from the panel.<BR><BR>No doubt one would need to attempt to=
<< hear through >> other<BR>influences on sound, but I would th=
ink the basic idea is very doable.<BR><BR>I would gladly volunteer to take a=
ny set of measurements on a piano, and<BR>even record a bit of sound to make=
available on my web site. Just agree<BR>on a list of things to measure.<BR>=
<BR>Cheers<BR>RicB</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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