Best then to install strings on top side! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 10:34 AM Subject: Re: Down-Bearing NICKED A NERVE! > >"we take a straight edge with us to lay across the top of the outer rim" > >When you measure crown on an old piano with strings on it etc., are you > >saying that you lay a straight edge across the rim (I would assume at a > >number of locations) and measure down to the board several times along > >straight edge to measure crown? If so, would it not be a bit more > >accurate/easier to stretch a string across the board bottom? I've never > >tried it the other way. I seems like measuring a crown of 1/8" or less could > >be real hard to do accurately. If indeed you do it that way, I'll have to > >try it out! Please lemmmme know. > > > >Terry Farrell > > And then there's diaphragmmed boards that will indicate "crown" even when > the string below shows negative. How 'bout that? > > > Ron N >
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC