[pianotech] Belly Talk

[Dale Erwin]

Hi Joe
The question wasn't directed at me but.... Dennis & I routinely install cut-offs both curved and straight and we do bevel them slightly in the appropriate direction. I'm not a big installer of the fish at this point but we do angle those a bit too. Not much as they don't need it.
Dale


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: Joseph Garrett <joegarrett at earthlink.net>
To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Tue, Dec 4, 2012 10:45 am
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Belly Talk


Ron said: 
"Sure, beveling the 
rasten is a reasonable presumption of necessity, but a flat rasten isn't 
the death of tone as gluing panels down to flat cutoff bars and fish 
will indicate." 

Ron,
Clarification please. Is tone compromised when the board is glued to a
cut-off and fish, if they are flat, rather than crowned? Or, do you put a
complimentary crown in the cut-off and fish? In the past, I haven't worried
about that and haven't had a problem....welll.....a percieved problem. Just
wondering.<G>
'Preciate it.<G>
Best,
Joe


Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain of the Tool Police
Squares R I


 
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