Shimming Soundboards

[Greg Newell]

Sure can David.! I've thought of taking in some of the old clunker upright 
to salvage the board from but I'm a little cramped for space right now so 
that will have to wait.

Best,
Greg



At 01:34 AM 3/26/2005, you wrote:
>Couldn't old soundboards be used for shims?
>
>David I.
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>----- Original message ----------------------------------------
>From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech@a440piano.net>
>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Received: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 21:21:13 -0600
>Subject: Shimming Soundboards
>
>
> >Greg,
>
> >Not sure I understand.  Aren't all shims new and all boards that they would
> >go in old?  This would seem to imply that you are averse to shimming, no?
> >What is the concern?  Is there something about rates of
> >expansion/contraction due to moisture that differs from more recently
> >harvested wood?  If there is a concern in this regard, do we know if it is
> >substantiated in any way?  I'm not trying to be condescending here, only
> >very curious about the use of shims, whether they are useful or not, in any
> >degree of soundboard repair; or should we just stick to epoxy?
>
> >Respectfully,
> >William R. Monroe
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Greg Newell
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