Actually some are. Some old instruments have a piece of wood running all the way round the edge of the board that is glued on then the plate sits on it. Weber comes to mind. But you are correct...Not usually. Dale The board is not pressed on the rim by the plate. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com Following the tech at Franklin, the liquid hide glue would soften at 60 % humidity. Is this a concern in a piano where the board is firmly pressed on the rim by the plate ? **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080122/bf07538d/attachment.html
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