The 1893 Julius Bauer

[Ron Nossaman]

>Stretching a 
> string along the belly rail reveals a massive 15 mm of crown deflection 
> from bass to treble.

Pretty impressive! Ribs on both sides of the panel ought to 
mean it'll still be crowned when the casters disintegrate.

Movers have nightmares about that plate, however. Probably 
caster manufacturers too, for that matter.

Ron N