Ron Nossaman wrote on 19 07 : 'It's quicker and easier to work directly with the panel, rather than a pattern. And you don't have to worry about filling any gap between the panel edge and the outer rim. It's utterly unimportant acoustically or structurally, and the only reason to fill it might be for looks. ' I had lately a conversation with Claus Fenner. If I understand well he was explaining about the way Steinway Hamburg installs their soundboards: since the rim is first made they force the board for the last millimeters into the rim , push it, really stress it into the rim , tight fit, no gaps and this should be the difference between Steinway and other brands. That way in killer octave (should be the stiffest part of the soundboard) the board can better resist to downbearing and produce this Steinwaysound. Or did I misunderstood this? Danny Boddin Ternat Belgium
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