Soundboard grain angle

[Phillip L Ford]

Thanks Del.  I got it and that makes it perfectly clear.

Phil

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Phillip Ford
Piano Service & Restoration
1777 Yosemite Ave - 215
San Francisco, CA  94124


On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:38:38   
 Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phillip L Ford" <fordpiano@lycos.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: December 05, 2001 5:13 PM
>Subject: Re: Soundboard grain angle
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>> Thanks Dale.  I wasn't aware that pianos in general don't have the belly
>rail perpendicular
>> to the straight side.  The scope of my ignorance seems to get greater with
>the passage of
>> time rather than smaller.
>> If we're really going to be precise we should specify that it is 45
>degrees measured
>> counterclockwise from the straight side (as opposed to 45 degrees
>clockwise from the
>> straight side which is what I've been talking about in some of these
>posts).
>>
>> Phil F
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>Phil,
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>Below, assuming it makes it through the ether intact, is an illustration of
>how I specify soundboard grain angles. This sketch also shows a bellyrail
>perpendicular to the straight side, or the spine. Along with a radial, or
>fan, rib configuration. And a soundboard cutoff bar.
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>Del
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