Hi! I don't mean that those screws are much help, I just wanted to say that they are not very likely to weaken the rib with a significant amount. It's also likely that if the glue fails, the screw is not enough to keep the rib functioning properly. Of course it's more expensive to install them than to leave them, and since they probably don't do much good anyway, they probably are overkill... I don't remember if the newest Bechsteins still use them or not - I didn't pay much attention to this when I visited their main showroom in Berlin. Calin Tantareanu ---------------------------------------------------- http://calintantareanu.tripod.com ---------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 10:24 PM Subject: Re: FW: odd bechstein > Hi Calin > > This is one of those areas where I find myself very much in aggreement > with posts written by Ron Overs on the subject. The ribs on Bechsteins, > like all other pianos, are glued. I dont find many pianos at all with > loose ribs, but I have little doubt that the probability for these are > just as high for Bechsteins as for any other piano. Tho I have not seen > a Bechstein with loose ribs, I have run into a couple through the years > with these screws visably loose. The ribs are weakened in the sense > that their is less material there to hold crown. How much this affects > them is another matter entirely, but their use certainly cant be > justified by how much damage to rib strength they are/ *not */guilty of. > > Perhaps the reason this practice was discontinued is because the actual > benifit was not worth putting them in there in the first place ??... > just a thought. > > Cheers > RicB > > > > Calin Tantareanu wrote: > > >Did you ever see a Bechstein with loose ribs? > >Because, so far, I havent. I'm not really convinced that those screws hurt > >the rib strength much. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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