<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Welcome to the Pianotech List!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The soundboard should have positive crown - = remember to measure between all ribs.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If it does not, replace it.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>How did the piano sound before being torn apart? = Is it straight strung?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Any pictures to share?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 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=dcl@xs4all.nl href="mailto:dcl@xs4all.nl">Frank = Versloot</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> Tuesday, January 27, 2004 = 2:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Does the soundboard of = a Bechstein grand from 1864 have crowning ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004>Hi list,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004>I'm = a new member on this list.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004>At = the moment I'am restoring an old Bechstein grand # 1228 from 1864.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004>All = the ribs are loose and the bridges also</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=453562619-27012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN = class=453562619-27012004>Should the soundboard be crowned ? And if so, any suggestions = ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <STYLE>A.psl { COLOR: #4e81c4; TEXT-DECORATION: none } A:hover { TEXT-DECORATION: underline } A.psl:hover { COLOR: #999999 } .noro { FONT-SIZE: 8pt; COLOR: #4e81c4; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial,fixed } .tiny { FONT-SIZE: 1pt } .logotext { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #ffffff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial,fixed; = TEXT-DECORATION: none } A.brand { FONT-SIZE: 7pt; COLOR: #777777; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana,Arial,fixed; = TEXT-DECORATION: none } </STYLE> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD> <TABLE height=80 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=600 = align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=tiny> <TABLE style="BORDER-RIGHT: #666666 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: = #666666 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #666666 1px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: = #666666 1px solid" height="100%" cellSpacing=0 width=600> <TBODY> <TR> <TD colSpan=2> <TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=2 = width="100%" align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" height=1> <TD class=noro style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px" vAlign=top><B>Frank Versloot</B> </TD> <TD class=noro style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px" = vAlign=top align=right><B>Pianotechniek & Transport</B><BR>Wijttenbachstraat 57 = B<BR>1093 HV Amsterdam </TD></TR> <TR height=1> <TD class=noro style="PADDING-LEFT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 4px" = vAlign=bottom><A class=psl = href="mailto:dcl@xs4all.nl" target=_blank>dcl@xs4all.nl</A> </TD> <TD class=noro style="PADDING-RIGHT: 4px; PADDING-BOTTOM: = 4px" vAlign=bottom align=right> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 align=right = border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=noro noWrap align=right>tel: = <BR>mobile: </TD> <TD class=noro style="PADDING-LEFT: = 4px" noWrap align=right>020 7703350<BR>06 54904464 = </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD> <TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=tiny colSpan=2> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD align=left><A class=brand href="http://www.plaxo.com/signature" = target=_blank><I>Powered by Plaxo</I></A></TD> <TD align=right><A class=brand href="http://www.plaxo.com/signature" = target=_blank><I>Want a signature like = this?</I></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle colSpan=2><A class=brand = href="https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=8590255271&v0=631953&k= 0=2123788881" target=_blank><I>Add me to your address book...</I></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>