This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Tom wrote: "The soundboard -back assembly is independant from the side = panel." Yes, you are correct. But I would also suggest taking a close look at = the soundboard-to-back-assembly glue joint when you get that side = completely off because whatever conditions let to the sides falling off, = may also have degraded the soundboard-to-back-assembly glue joint. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave McKibben=20 Since I've spent most of my time learning tuning and regulation and = all the things that go with that, I havent spent much time studying the = actual physical case construction of an upright piano, so here goes a = possible stupid question: The upright I recently saw had the right side almost completely = delaminated from the piano. I mean from the pin block to the back, and = almost all the way down to the floor. 1. Does this structurally impact the sound board? 2. Can this be easily fixed by re-gluing and clamping 3. Is there other ramifications to re-gluing that I just dont see = or understand? I sure appreciate your comments Thanks Dave Dave, The soundboard -back assembly is independant from the side = panel. Glue and clamp with basic woodworking techniques. On a beater with no cosmetic issues in play ,I have added screws = through the side panel into the back assembly. The Winter spinets of the 40's -50's have this tendency. One clue will be lots of lost motion on one side of the action = or the opposite with hammers off the rest rail . Also dampers not = lifting correctly with the timing all over the place. Reason being the keybed attached to the side changing in = relation to the strings-back. With the side -keybed correct, the action should be back within = reasonable regulation (If it was before !) Good luck, Tom Driscoll ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/82/1a/8b/e5/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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