laminated ribs

[Ron Nossaman]

>  / *Ron, so you are saying a 900 lb bearing load is probably an in the 
> ball park average plus or minus for various sizes of pianos  & string 
> scale tensions.*/
> /*  Then  my comment a couple weeks ago about bearing being 1000 lbs  or 
> more depending on who you ask wasn't that far off this figure even 
> though Del disagreed with that as  being "excessive."*/

I'm just going by what I do with new, redesigned boards. I 
wouldn't load an original design, or an original board nearly 
that much. More like the 500-600 lbs Del mentioned. That's the 
problem with quoting numbers. Different situations have 
different requirements.

Ron N