Increasing Crown

[Terry]

I didn't answer because I didn't know quite how to respond without sounding
sarcastic.

Sooooo, not meaning to sound sarcastic.........

Yes, I suppose if you wedge up a flat board and glue on some auxillary
laminations, you might be able to get the structure to retain a bit of
crown - but will that do any good? You are increasing the mass of the ribs.
What effect will that have? How much crown do you want? Will it get you
enough crown?

I guess I just don't have any real interest in haphazardly applying
band-aids to a soundboard that is shot.

Terry Farrell

> I am currently fiddling with the idea of gluing
> auxilliary laminations to the spine of existing ribs,
> while the two are flexed together, along with a
> backing caul, by a jig secured to the back of the
> piano.
>      I asked Terry Farrel to recommend a
> laminate--perhaps 3mm thick, 3 ply, but have not heard
> back from him yet. Anyone else care to comment?
>      Thump