Down-Bearing NICKED A NERVE!

Overs Pianos sec@overspianos.com.au
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 16:43:03 +1100


Dale, Ron, Terry and list,

Dale wrote regarding flat boards,

>Seriously I come  up against this notion everday that hey,  the
>board is perfect because it isn't cracked . . . (flatness accepted) .

While Ron N responded;

>Me too, and it only seems to get harder to take with time. Education, like
>gold, is where you find it - but the acquisition of either requires the
>participant to make the concession to stoop to scoop. Ya gotta wade and
>scrape to progress. Sadly, that seems to be too high a price for most.

Couldn't agree more with you both. When we inspect grand pianos for a 
prospective rebuild, we take a straight edge with us to lay across 
the top of the outer rim. If the board hasn't got crown it doesn't 
get used.

Ron O
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