Hello JD and list, One of the advantages or spin-offs of the 'floating soundboard' is the rock like stability of tuning. I look after a couple of Stuarts and the tuning stability is to die for. Even after the flight from Australia, 3 days at the airport and the road journey to its destination, the concert grand tuning was solid and at pitch. I literally could not even find a unison to tidy up. But why do you need downbearing when, with agraffes, you can have a thinner soundboard with ribs which only act to disperse vibrations. If you think about it, the traditional crowned soundboard construction is the eventual kiss of death to the piano. ric -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20061118/04316461/attachment.html
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