First images of Overs no. 6

[Nichols]

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At 03:08 PM 11/8/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Looks like a gem Ron. Hard maple beams, belly rail & rim - man, that's 
>gotta be one heckuva solid foundation! One question though. A fish, or 
>treble cut-off, may be used to reduce the area of soundboard in the treble 
>area of an existing instrument. But if designing and building a piano from 
>scratch, and knowing of the desired reduced-compared-to-traditional 
>soundboard area in the treble, what reason would there be to build the rim 
>to traditional dimensions and add a fish, rather than simply altering the 
>shape of the rim during design & building to reflect the desired smaller 
>treble soundboard area - and hence not needing a fish?
>

To accommodate the plate, I bet. New design or not.

>The only reason I can think of is "because pianos are supposed to look 
>like that." And I suppose a rim adjusted to reflect the smaller treble 
>soundboard area would inspire too many questions?
>
>Sorry. Overactive mind......   :-?
>
>Terry Farrell

Guy
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