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[Richard Brekne]

Hi all... I just had a look in the archives and found the post I was 
looking for about NY Steinway ribs.  I must correct my last post where I 
thought I remembered John Patton saying they used crowned ribs... they 
are flat in NY.

And since the word "curved"  seems to present some ambiguity for some... 
when I visit Hamburg I will re-state the question in such a way so as to 
not allow for any confusion on the matter at all. It didnt present any 
problem for John I might add.  I asked if they were curved... he said 
they were flat.

In any case... the scoop on NY Steinways is just below... direct from 
John Patton.

Cheers
RicB


     > Hi Richard.
     >
     > ..........The ribs are flat  and pressed into a curved caul. 
    However, the
     > panel is
     > dried to 5.5%.  Hope
     > that clears it up.
     >
     > Best regards, John
     >
     > -----Original Message-----
     > From: Richard Brekne [mailto:rbrekne at broadpark.no]
     > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 9:38 AM
     > To: Patton, John
     > Subject: Re: Steinway Ribs
     >
     > Hi John
     >
     > Been a while since I last wrote you. I trust you are well.
     >
     > I wonder if you could confirm for me the official line on
     > how Steinway crowns its boards. I am under the understanding
     > that the use curved ribs, panel dried out to less then 5%
     > emc, and pressed into a curved caul. I keep getting
     > conflicting stories about the ribs... either they are flat
     > or machine curved... which is it ?
     >
     > FWIW
     >
     > Cheers
     > RicB