Fanned ribs (was Soundboard grain angle)

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.  Hi John
  I would love to see a picture of this
   Dale Erwin

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> The 1893 M&H Screwstringer upright currently in my shop has an interesting=
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> grain and cutoff bar application.
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> The grain runs about 90=B0 to the bridge in the tenor section (42=B0 to th=
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> bottom; as viewed from the back)
> The ribs run roughly 27=B0 to the grain through this section (69=B0 to the=
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> bottom).
> The cutoff bar(s) form a sort of a tear-drop shape encompassing the main=20
> board/bridge area.
> I can send a jpg of it to anyone interested.
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> I am hopeful to the improvement in tone that repairing the split rib and=20
> the loose board over the cutoff bar as well as
> eliminating the 0 counterbearing in the high treble. I replaced the=20
> stripped screws in the counterbearing bar with longer ones.
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> Regards,
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> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> <A HREF=3D"mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net">mailto:</A>jonpage<A HREF=3D"mailt=
o:jonpage@mediaone.net">@mediaone.net</A>
> <A HREF=3D"http://www.stanwoodpiano.com/">http://www.stanwoodpiano.com</A>
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