Recrowning Sound Boards

[Farrell]

So, Joe. How then do you go about recrowning a board? Care to share a few of the basics? Please?

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 9:52 PM
Subject: Recrowning Sound Boards


> FWIW, I too "recrown" soundboards. I have many out there that span 25 years,
> (on my own)(Previously w/Del). So far the boards are holding just fine.
> Although, I do think that "re-crowning" is not the ultimate and some times
> will not work, it is a viable alternative to trashing an otherwise decent
> "Family Piano". The most difficult "Re-crowning" I have done, to date, was
> on a "Strung Back" Orchestrion. When this thing came to me, some one else
> had "fiddled" with it. It was a mess. The board had a definate "reverse"
> crown and negative downbearing throughout. When it left my shop, it had
> adequate down-bearing, (and I did not reposition the plate!), and a "crown"
> throughout the board. This was a few years ago and I would bet that it is
> still just fine. The next time I get up to the San Juans, I plan on dropping
> in to check on it. That's my story, and I'm stickin' to it! [G]
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>