Shimming Soundboards

[James Grebe]

hI,
back 30 YEARS AGO WE WOULD SAW UP OLD SOUNDBOARDS TO MAKE NEW Triangular 
SHIMS.

the COLOUR CAME OUT CLOSER BUT STILL THE SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AS TIME 
WENT ON. sorry bout the caps
Jim.
James Grebe
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William R. Monroe" <pianotech@a440piano.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2005 9:21 PM
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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