<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Esteemed Colleagues,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Happy New Year to = one and all!  And thanks to everyone who is so willing to share in their = knowledge and experience.  I, and many others who don't post that often, = surely appreciate the knowledge posted to this list.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    We have a Baldwin = upright here that has ribs separated from the board, along a specific line, just = south of the bridge.  It is so close to the bridge edge, that I suspect = that there has been some bridge twisting, or roll, that just pulled the board away = from the ribs at those spots.  If you run your fingers next to the ribs, you = can feel the valley created in the board.  Is there a way to clamp and glue WITHOUT pulling the plate, as this piano is not worth = doing that much.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    I have been thinking = about this, and am looking for a suggestion, articles of reference, whatever you can = share!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark Sprague, = RPT</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>