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Del,<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Now that I
know you are on a dial up modem connection I hesitate to ask for any more
of an effort for you. I guess I've become very spoiled indeed with my
DSL. I leave it up to you. <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>What I'm
interested in is the mounting of the soundboard and the configuration of
the board itself. I'm curious about placement of the ribs when you get
down that far and the bridge with those monster buttons you spoke of and
the spacers? did you call them between the bridge and the board. Both
long and short bridges are a curiosity to me. The overall structure of
the belly looked rather interesting in that segmented shot. Is this a
customers piano or one you bought for your own efforts? What is it worth
in it's present state? Is the bass bridge 3 pieces or one? Are any of the
bridges laminated or solid? What is the grain configuration? Did they
hold up or are they shot? The board mounting is of interest to me as I
was thinking lately of some free floating board design myself. This is
the first I've ever heard that, once again, there's nothing new under the
sun. Drats!<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Virtually
anything and everything your willing to send along I am interested in but
I really hate to bother you with it. All of this is a curiosity to me. I
may have a chance at picking up or working on a rather unusual Chickering
I encountered at a golf resort. I tried to explain that they may have a
diamond in the rough and that they should consider dumping excessive wads
of cash into it's reconstruction but I think I may have scared them off.
I'll let it stew for a while and then offer to buy it I think. <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>How
functional is the action you described? Will this bring out the true
capabilities of this instrument once it receives your full care in
reconstruction? Are you contemplating and changes there or will you stick
with what's there? How will you get parts? <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Well, I've
taken enough of your time. Great to see that after a considerable amount
of time in this business that one can still be titillated by new
discoveries! Perhaps this can make a good journal article someday! It
would really be great to read and see a complete story of how it was
found with a description of the condition wherein it arrived at your door
and the subsequent efforts and discoveries along the way. Thanks again
for sharing!<br><br>
Greg<br>
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At 06:01 PM 2/9/2003, you wrote:<br><br>
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<dd>----- Original Message ----- <br>
<dd>From:</b> <a href="mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net">Greg Newell</a>
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<dd>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> <br>
<dd>Sent:</b> February 09, 2003 11:56 AM<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Re: The Mother of all Bellyrails<br><br>
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<dd>Del,<br>
<dd><x-tab> </x-tab>Might you have a higher resolution photo of this that you could send off list? I'm having trouble seeing some of the details.<br><br>
<dd>Greg Newell<br><br>
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<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000080">Several. Of what, specifically. I'm on a modem and I don't want to take all day sending out stuff you are not interested in.</font><br>
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<font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#000080">Del</font><br><br>
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