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Harpsichord Project Part 25 - Decorating the Soundboard
Hi all, The time has come to decorate the soundboard. Many harpsichords are built with no soundboard decoration at all – not even a rose. Decorating a soundboard is just that – decorative. It adds nothing to the sound of an instrument. In fact, if poorly applied, decorating the soundboard...- ErnieM
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Harpsichord Project Part 20B - Installing the Soundboard
Hi all, As is the case with most woodworking projects, preparation for gluing takes longer than the gluing itself. This is certainly the case with a soundboard. Before any glue can be used, a couple of things need to get done. The first of these is the installation of what I call the crown...- ErnieM
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Harpsichord Project Part 20A - Installing the Soundboard
Hi all, There is a point when a bunch of glued together pieces of wood becomes a musical instrument. For me, that point is the day the soundboard is glued into the case. Everything that will effect the tone of the instrument will have already been done. In this post, we’ll make the ribs...- ErnieM
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Harpsichord Project Part 19 - Soundboard con't.
Hi all, Nothing that we do will have a greater effect on the tone of the harpsichord than what we do to the soundboard. In this part, we’ll make a rose, cut a hole for it in the soundboard, locate the bridges on the soundboard and mark the 8’ bridge for bridge pins, and make the 4’ hitchpin...- ErnieM
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Harpsichord Project Part 14 - Building the Soundboard
Hi all, Due to some nasty weather in Syracuse and Buffalo, our trip to the north country has been postponed for a couple of days. Not being one to waste any time, I decided to get started on the soundboard. The soundboard will be made of quarter-sawn Sitka Spruce and will be 1/8” thick (or...- ErnieM
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Soundboard installation
The soundboard (which has already been decorated by my wife, Sandy, is being glued into the case.- ErnieM
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Underside of Soundboard
This is the underside of the soundboard showing the 4' hitch pin rail, the cutoff bar and the ribs- ErnieM
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