RC vs CC again

[Farrell]

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IMHO, don't bother. Several years ago when I bought my new 1098 and =
noticed that it had a reversed-crown soundboard, I called NY several =
times (at least three times, maybe four) speaking with different =
Steinway technical representatives each time. Only one guy had enough =
background to say that he thought soundboards were supposed to be =
crowned the other way. The other two or three thought they were supposed =
to be flat.

One of these days I'll have to write them and thank them for fueling my =
interest in pianos and soundboards. I remember being dumbfounded that I =
could not get a straight answer from them. It was a very frustrating =
experience.

Terry Farrell

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From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: RC vs CC again


> Well.. dont know.. but upon directly asking the folks I know at =
Steinway
> on two occasions
> I've been told machine crowned ribs, panel dried out to just under 5%.
> Curved caul is also correct.
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> I dont think there is any question as to whether or not the board is =
CC
> and crown is primarilly panel supported tho.
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> But I'll ask some more in a couple weeks. The annual Nordic Piano
> Technicians Convention is up and I'm attending and giving a class =
again.
> Andre's on the bill this year as well. Folks like Jan Grossbach will =
be
> there.. and if anyone knows this kind of thing... he's one of them.
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> Cheers
> RicB
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> > Farrell wrote:
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> > Richard wrote:
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> > "Steinway New York uses machine crowned ribs..."
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> > I thought it was pretty well established that S&S NY uses flat ribs
> > glued in a curved caul to a dried board, resulting in a purely
> > compression-crowned and panel-supported soundboard (CC&PS?).
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> > Not a clue how the Bostons are designed or built.
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> > Terry Farrell
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> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> UiB, Bergen, Norway
> mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html
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