David Love wrote: > Suffice it to say that > the modified strike line seems to be a requirement of cc > boards and not pure RC&S boards, at least in my experience. Mine too, which I found interesting, which is why I mentioned it in the first place on the off chance that someone else would also. > One other comment, the RC&S boards that I'm doing are all > calculated in terms of stiffness in each section of the > piano (Ron has touched on that method in other threads on > the subject) so there's no by the seat of the pants > reckoning in terms of the rib dimensions. Pianos that are > hybrid designs or where the stiffness of the board in > different areas is done more by feel aren't part of my > experience and are probably not good candidates for drawing > conclusions from since the stiffness in each section can't > be quantified in the same way. Exactly. This is another fundamental point that seems to be largely lost in the fog. This stuff is by intent, and in considerable detail developed through a lot of hard work and expense over a considerable number of invested hours of uncompensated time. No one has all the answers in infinite detail, but following the indications has certainly been interesting. Ron N
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