<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </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> <DIV><BR></DIV> <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. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><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></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV>Has anyone ever tried gluing up 2 boards first, then adding one = at a time until the desired panel size is achieved? </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV><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></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><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></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000080>Del</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT = color=#000080></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>