OK, I will. The framing on the little beastie is like a ladder - like on a Bosendorfer, with the main beams going straight back from the belly rail to the tail. The steel rods go from side to side and also connect to the main fore-and-aft beams. All the rods have a screw-adjustment mechanism (like the M&H tension resonator) to allow the rods to be set up under tension (or however they would set it - I assume tension). Everything was loose under there when I had the piano sitting in my shop for months. After drying the board with DCs for a week or two, at the time of shimming, I also snugged up the tension rods. I hope the poor little piano doesn't explode one day next summer after several rainy days in the owners home. Board, rim, strings, BOOM! Maybe I should tell them to be sure to close the lid every night! Maybe I should install a couple rods & humidistat under there - not so much for the piano - but to protect me! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2001 8:30 AM Subject: Re: Down-Bearing for Old Board ESTEYaND RODS > Hey Terry > I just got to thinking about those rods in that minerature estey with > all those shims. sounds like a mason an H. idea . I'm bettin that if the > board had flown out of the piano the crown would've gone with it! Have > seen masons lose there risidual crown every time upon exiting the case. I > firmly believe the rods ( centripital resonator) idea should be standard > equip. on all high end grands. I've been convinced rims move and shift over > time. > Please let your fans know how the little fella turns out! > Dale Erwin >
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