[pianotech] S&S K(52) Restoration

[Gene Nelson]

Ribs fanned and perpendicular to long bridge?
Does Z structure define rib length in that area?
Gene

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On May 17, 2012, at 9:07 PM, "Delwin D Fandrich" <del at fandrichpiano.com> wrote:

> Yes, it is. That is part of the Z-Bar and “floating bass” design.
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> ddf
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> Delwin D Fandrich
> Piano Design & Fabrication
> 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA
> Phone  360.515.0119 — Cell  360.388.6525
> del at fandrichpiano.com — ddfandrich at gmail.com
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Gene Nelson
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:58 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] S&S K(52) Restoration
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> Extraordinarily steep grain angle.
> Do you have a pic of the other side?
> Gene
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Terry Farrell
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:51 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] S&S K(52) Restoration
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> Gene - IMHO, you really need to have a lengthy conversation with Del. His design modifications produced an incredible sound from my M&H upright.....
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> Terry Farrell
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> PS: Oh, and after you glue in that new soundboard (hide glue, preferably) and need to clean up any squeeze-out, I've got just the solution for you......  ;-)
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> On May 17, 2012, at 8:48 PM, Gene Nelson wrote:
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> Just getting it apart now so I can measure and record the scale.
> No wound trichords to deal with but no trans bridge. – not ruling out one for redesign depending on the scale. The end of the tenor bridge come very close to the bottom board/rim structure. The bass bridge seems more nicely positioned.
> Bass bridge is canto levered and straight. The canto lever will go.
> Huge birdseye maple space filler/cut off device in the lower right and a smaller cut off bar in the upper left. Might just keep that part the way it is.
> Do you know if those pins that look like bridge pins – driven into the plate - that offset/terminate the wound bass strings just below the tuning pins are removable?
> Gene
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