Flat Belly Rail

[Ric Brekne]

Hi Terry

Are you saying that the <<beveled rim>> idea is basically the same kind 
of thing as a curved belly rail ?  Is a flat belly rail a good idea then?

Thanks
RicB

...........
Yes, but if you ever take a soundboard out of a piano and observe how 
floppy
it is - especially an unribbed panel - you will quickly conclude that
whether you have an rim edge curved/arched/beveled does not likely make 
much
difference at all.

I'll put an arch or a bevel on a rim piece that I am working on if the 
shape
slaps me in the face and if it isn't much bother - but I don't think it
really makes much difference.

Terry Farrell