Building and Installing New Soundboard in 1902 Bosendorfer Grand Piano pg 1

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="045fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Building and Installing New Soundboard in 1902 Bosendorfer Grand Piano pg 1</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="046d2b03.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murrays Piano Service "><U><I><B>Home</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop Tour"><U><B>Shop Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biography"><U><B>Bio</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testimonials"><U><B>Testimonials</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summary of Services"><U><B>Summary of Services</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Piano Teachers "><U><B>Piano Teachers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Piano Movers"><U><B>Piano Movers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links Piano Info."><U><B>Links & Piano Info</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id175.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FAQs"><U><B>FAQs</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ptg.org/tips/daily.php" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.ptg.org/tips/daily.php"><U><I><B><U>Daily Piano Tip </U></B></I></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="090ab813.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="608" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Scroll Down, Lots of Photos </B><B> <A NAME="soundboard_pg1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>    </B></FONT>Soundboard Install Page <I><B><U>1</U></B></I>  <A HREF="id190.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building and Installing New Soundboard i"><U>2</U></A>  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33358c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> New Rib layout.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33258c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> New soundboard blank.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33458c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> Fitting new soundboard to piano.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33558c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> New soundboard dry fit to piano case.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33958c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> New ribs and re-capped bridged arranged in case with plate installed.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33a58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Thinning the edge of the new soundboard. This is called diaphramizing.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33b58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="596"><div> Ribs dry fit to back of soundboard, all glue surfaced have been taped off and a coat of shellac applied.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33c58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> Gluing on the ribs in soundboard press.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33d58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="33e58c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 456 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="34158c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="596"><div> Ribs are now glued on the bottom of the new soundboard as viewed both out of and in the piano from underneath.  The soundboard is still being dry fit at this stage.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="596"><div> Soundboard Install Page <I><B><U>1</U></B></I>  <A HREF="id190.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building and Installing New Soundboard i"><U>2</U></A>           <A HREF="#soundboard_pg1" TITLE="Building and Installing New Soundboard i"><U>  To Top</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>