[pianotech] Belly talk

[Dale Erwin]

Yes a very significant bridge body. Not wider than is usual but.........
 It was much taller on the ends than in the middle. The treble end must have been 45 mm or 50 mm tall. Don't recall for sure. A very beefy  sounding 5 ft 6 inch piano. (another descriptive word for Jim ;)
and Lively too. The aggregate rib height of top and bottom ribs was about 24 mm.short cut-off bar.


Dale Erwin R.P.T.
Erwin's Piano Restoration Inc.
 Mason & Hamlin/Steinway/U.S. pianos
www.Erwinspiano.com
Phone: 209-577-8397

 
  





-----Original Message-----
From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Mon, Dec 3, 2012 6:53 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Belly talk



That appears to be some massive bridge on that things.  How tall is it?
 
David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com
 

From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Dale Erwin
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 6:07 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Belly talk

 

Jim 

 Something like this then? 5ft 8 Julius Bauer.  It is very intentionally double crowned... as its called. FWIW...this turned out to be a big sounding parlor sized piano. Trixs cousin bought it so I still get to visit. ;)

   If memory serves there was a 15 mm crown along the belly rail. Click on the attachment for a better view

Dale Erwin R.P.T.




 David,
No we're not talking about the same thing.
 
   Viewed from the 
front of the bellyrail, there is a crown, meaning the bellyrail bows 
upwards forming a crown. In this small piano there is a full 11mm 
difference between the height of the bellyrail at the center and the 
height at the ends.
 
The same with the curved side and on this one, the back of the long side 
as well. If you could see through the outer rim to the top surface of 
the inner rim, these portions also are somewhat serpentine. They, are 
not in a flat plane, helping to create what has been referred to as the" 
the most important crown in the piano", ie the "crown along the length 
of the long bridge.
 
I don't agree with this obviously shaping, but that's the condition I'm 
referring to.
 
Jim Ialeggio
 
-- 
Jim Ialeggio   
jim at grandpianosolutions.com
978 425-9026
Shirley Center, MA
 


 
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