On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:49:08 Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > >> Also, slightly off the subject, but do you think a >> heavier plate in this area or a rib on top of the >> plate could as effectively do the same thing as the >> nosebolt? > >I don't think so, but I've not tried it. Nor am I going to. I'm trying to >get excessive mass out of the piano, not putting it in. If a well-placed >(and relatively light weight) wood brace is effective, I'm not going to add >more iron. > Holes in soundboards bother me. They are good places for cracks to start, or in the case of a laminated soundboard, a good place for delaminations to start. Hence the questions about eliminating the nosebolt. > >As time goes on I find myself coming closer and closer to the notion of a >hinged-edge diaphragm configuration. Our soundboards are functionally very >near that now. And my new 200 cm grand design is even closer. > >Del > I guess I'll get to see what you mean when I get to see one of these pianos. Phil F -- Click here for your very own create-a-date adventure from MatchMaker Go to http://ecard.matchmaker.com/dating.html
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