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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think Ron uses existing =
casework bought
in from Samick or Kawai to save a lot of trouble as it were. However, if =
one
were to build a case from scratch to match the shape of the soundboard, =
the
piano would look more like the fortepianos of yore, which in my view is =
not a
bad thing. They look more slender and elegant to me. =
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>One thing that I haven't been =
able to find
out is what is the optimum acreage of soundboard per unit length or =
frequency of
string?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2>AF</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, November 08, =
2005 8:08
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: First images of =
Overs no.
6</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Looks like a gem Ron. Hard maple =
beams, belly
rail & rim - man, that's gotta be one heckuva solid
foundation! One question though. A fish, or treble =
cut-off, may
be used to reduce the area of soundboard in the treble area of
an existing instrument. But if designing and building a piano =
from
scratch, and knowing of the =
desired reduced-compared-to-traditional
soundboard area in the treble, what reason would there be to build the =
rim to
traditional dimensions and add a fish, rather than simply altering the =
shape
of the rim during design & building to reflect the desired smaller =
treble
soundboard area - and hence not needing a fish?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only reason I can think of is =
"because pianos
are supposed to look like that." And I suppose a rim adjusted to =
reflect the
smaller treble soundboard area would inspire too many =
questions?</FONT></DIV>
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