> The crown was cut into the rib rather than pressed. Have you cut down the glueline to see what happens? I have, or rather split one along the glue line. Both parts stay straight at the joint, just like they should if the crowned part was bent and clamped into a saw jig to make the crown. > They certainly knew about rib-crowned soundboards. At least Knabe did. Bridge capping was another story. > I haven't yet seen bent laminations in older pianos. It may well have > happened, I just haven't seen it. > > Del Me either. Yours were the first I ever saw. Ron N
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