Ron, I am confused. In the first sentence of your last paragraph should that read "I see no reason whatsoever for the BRIDGE press." I hope so or I am incredibly lost. Greg Ron Nossaman wrote: > >Thank you Ron N. for the reference to the Clair Davies soundboard press > >article. Looks like a good system. You mentioned that your gizmo differs a > >bit from that in the article. What are the major differences between his and > >yours? > > Hi Terry, > Sorry, been busy the last day or so. The neighbors had company Sunday > afternoon, and the kids that were banished to the front porch to fend for > themselves spontaneously decided it would be fun to break 20 window panes > in our house while we were gone. As of about 6:00 pm this evening, we're > weather tight again. I hope they are as glad as I am that I didn't catch > them in the act. They are alive, and I am not incarcerated. > > Our world's future... > > The major difference is that I built mine of maple rather than yellow pine, > and cut reasonably accurate radii in the cauls rather than making them > straight and relying on whatever flex in the caul the hose air pressure > supplied for crown. I also don't use any sort of mounting frame for the > clamps, but just let them go where the board takes them when the pressure > is applied. No problems. > > >How about the Davies pheumatic bridge-to-soundboard press? Looks like > >another good system. Waddayha think of it? I like the way that he gets equal > >pressure to all areas - between ribs, etc. - of this joint. Seems pretty > >slick. Comments? Has anyone built anything like this? How does anyone else > >apply pressure to this joint? > > > >Terry Farrell > > I see no reason whatsoever for the rib press. I attach mine with Titebond > and sheet rock screws, centered between ribs, with soundboard buttons. No > other clamps. Functionally, this is about as low criticality a glue joint > as you will encounter in anything you will ever build if you prove to be > immortal. A bridge press is massive overkill in my opinion. > > > Ron N -- Greg Newell mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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