something similar http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=49709&cat=1,41182,48945 <http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=49709&cat=1,41182,48945> Phil Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote: > That is exactly what it was like. Putting my order in right now. > > Thanks, Al > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Mike Spalding" <mike.spalding1 at verizon.net> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 8:18 AM > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Subject: Re: [pianotech] Diaphragmizing > >> Did it look like this? >> >> >> http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=555&refcode=05INFROO >> >> Lie Nielsen chisel plane. Wonderful tool. >> >> Mike >> >> Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote: >>> Thanks for the information Ron. When I worked at Steinway in the >>> Regulating department, we had a nose plane. It was a good size plane >>> with the blade up front with no frame in front. I haven't seen one >>> since. It came in very handy preparing the key bed. Unfortunately it >>> was company property. That would be a great tool for reduce the >>> thickness of the panel perimeter around the edge. Tried a Google >>> search but could find anything like it. >>> >>> Al >>> >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------- >>> From: "Ron Nossaman" <rnossaman at cox.net> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:22 PM >>> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Diaphragmizing >>> >>>> Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft wrote: >>>> >>>>> <snip> Rebuilding with an existing board, thinning the bass (or >>>>> channeling like Overs and Seiler) can be very worthwhile. >>>>> >>>>> Can you explain how you do that? >>>>> >>>>> Al >>>> >>>> Ron O has a photo on the opening page of his website >>>> http://www.overspianos.com.au/ showing the soundboard with a >>>> channel routed around the inner rim in the bass, thinning the panel >>>> perimeter. This is a laminated panel, so tapering it wasn't a >>>> reasonable option. The channel did the trick very nicely. >>>> >>>> Another approach, on a solid panel, is to plane, chisel, grind, >>>> gnaw, or otherwise reduce the thickness of the panel perimeter >>>> around the edge of the bass, tapering it back to full thickness in >>>> the middle. If you have sufficient back scale length in the bass to >>>> make it worth the trouble (since you already have the plate out), >>>> it should help bass response noticeably. If you have the classic >>>> 40mm back scale on A-0, don't bother. >>>> >>>> Ron N >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.13/1916 - Release Date: 1/26/2009 7:08 AM > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090126/806c7b90/attachment-0001.html>
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