>>Kerry, >>Are you sure about that? If yes, it is very interesting. >>But wouldn't the board get crowned , at least a little, when humidity >>increases? > >That's right. No crown, no bearing. At least no intentional bearing. >Readings I took this summer appeared to be random slightly +-, but >essentially zero bearing. > >>I do not understand the cause of the distortion. Are the agraffes or the >>lack of crown the culprits? >> >>Regards, >> >> Calin Tantareanu > >It's not the agraffes. The soundboard assembly isn't stiff enough. >The entire scale is one big killer octave. > >Ron N And I'll second Ron N. When he flew in to Sydney on July 16 this year, as good timing would have it, I had to check a buzz in our rebuilt Kawai KG6 (loose screws in lid hinge) that very afternoon for a concert which was being held at the Independent Theatre on the following Tuesday. There are three Stuart 220's at this theatre along with our resident rebuilt Kawai KG6 (image, of KG6 freshly rebuilt, is at http://overspianos.com.au/kg6.html). Although Ron and Loui had only just endured the twenty hour trip from Wichita to Sydney, he was on for the trip to see to Stuart 220. He came equipped with his Lowell downbearing gauge, which is a must for serious downbearing analysis. Ron O. -- OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY Grand Piano Manufacturers _______________________ Web http://overspianos.com.au mailto:info@overspianos.com.au _______________________
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