Or a C.C. belly that was not dry enough. ie to high an emc when it was ribbed and then caved in when under the load. Dale S. Erwin www.Erwinspiano.com Custom restoration Ronsen Piano hammers Join the Weickert felt Revolution 209-577-8397 209-985-0990 -----Original Message----- From: Jim Busby <jim_busby at byu.edu> To: caut at ptg.org <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Thu, Dec 9, 2010 12:28 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] strange rib damage I'm thinking around 600 to 1000. Nevertheless, my thought is that Kent's damage was caused either by a flaw in the wood, or a catastrophic event, like a big hit or kick. Jim -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dempsey Jr., Paul E Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:21 PM To: 'caut at ptg.org' Subject: Re: [CAUT] strange rib damage Isn't about 4000lbs.? -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jim Busby Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 3:16 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] strange rib damage All, This talk about the bellyman has me wondering 2 things; have I ever inadvertently caused such damage, because I certainly am a large person and have carved many a bridge, and secondly, how much pressure is exerted on the board when fully strung? I think I have an idea, but certainly this is more than my ample 250 pounds. Jim = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20101209/8f3fe18e/attachment.htm>
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