The Mother of all Bellyrails

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Sun, 09 Feb 2003 15:25:01 -0500


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Del,

         How did you receive this piano? Was it strung and playable? What 
did it sound like? I'm curious to know how much effect the free floating 
soundboard had in power or sustain. What , if any, other effects could have 
been produced by this treatment? Did the soundboard have a liner of it's 
own? If so, other than helping to prevent the board from splitting would 
there be any other reason for the board having a liner? Would such a liner 
serve to choke off the effect of a free floating board? Was there a fair 
amount of deformation of the board due to lack of inner rim/ liner support? 
What was the crown like? Was there any downbearing before de-construction? 
Thanks so much for sharing all the details about this unusual gem.

Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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