>What good is that going to do for you? New soundboard + different panel >thickness + new rib scale + different crowning + different downbearing = >different bridge height. Better to build soundboard. Clamp soundboard in >place (screws, clamps, whatever), install plate and then measure how tall >you need your bridges. Otherwise you may be sadly surprised. :-( Absolutely right. >That's only if you install a bridge cap prior to setting downbearing. If >you set downbearing first, you don't need to worry about that. When I >build my bridge root I simply keep in short enough to fit under the struts >(unless, of course, you have some wierdo piano that has the strut cutting >down into the root). And there are plenty of weirdo pianos that have the bridge pins pressed up against the bottom of the strut to where you can't get a string on until surrounding strings supply enough bearing to deflect the board enough make room. But that's afterward. >Someone else suggested temporarily screwing the soundboard down to the rim >- I like that idea. That's what I do too. The plate, treble cap, and damper guide rails cover the holes afterward. Ron N
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