Hi! The way the grain looks, I don't think the soundboard had much crown, at least not in the way modern pianos have it. Thin ribs are not necessarily a sign for compression crowning. Old pianos usually had thin ribs, and harpsichords even thinner. Calin Tantareanu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ric Brekne" <ricbrek@broadpark.no> To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 12:32 PM Subject: Soundboard rib question
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