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Basic Soundboard
Product includes highest quality Sitka or Eastern White
spruce (or similar Engelmann varieties) panels and ribs. Panel is
diaphramized (tapered -- this is important) at selected areas. Ribs are
crowned, and all is pressed in crowned presses at 5% EMC. Bridges are
recapped (in standard three-piece Steinway style) for extra height. When dry
they are side-routed, scraped and sanded, and ready to plane to target depth
and final drilling and notching. Bridges are not glued to the new board.
There is an additional charge for gluing bridges to new board (see below).
Piano Size: Cost for Basic Soundboard Product:
Up to 6’ $1,750
6’1” to 8+ 2,015
9' 2,670
Special Notes:
Steinway B $2,150
Mason & Hamlin BB 2,200
Add $75 for three bridge belly (separate low tenor bridge)
Add $250
to above costs if you want us to locate and glue the bridges onto the new
board. This work involves making a full size pattern (or modifying yours),
locating the original bridges relative to the old board and carefully
transferring the data and datum information to the new board, locating and
drilling out rib dowel holes, temporarily pinning bridges to the new board,
gluing bridges on, and later following with dowels through the ribs and into
the bridges. In addition, most high-end boards have attached acoustic blocks
and dowels, along with soundboard buttons and screws. Finally the entire
bottom is re-sanded and finished with a wash coat of shellac. If you have
affixed bridges to a new board you understand the processes.
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Pattern-Only Soundboard
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We can build a new soundboard based on your
posterboard or Mylar (plastic) pattern, and possibly a few measurements.
Follow our instructions on “pattern making” in the Soundboard
Manual. Then remove the old board, clean the rim, and place the pattern on
the rim in order to locate notch and rim information. Using this system we
strongly suggest new bridge caps. Please contact us for more info on this.
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Bridge Services
1) Send us
your bridges for new caps. Maple caps are of three-piece Steinway style, made
too-tall, are side-routed, scraped and sanded, and ready to plane to target
depth and final drilling and notching. (This service is routine if we are
making a new board for you).
2) Completed
bridge caps (installed on new board, notched and pinned)
For size PIANO up to and including:
Piano Size up to: Caps Only
Complete
6'4" ________________$500
______$1,000
7’ 4”_________________625_______
1,250
9’ __________________ 750_______ 1,500
Take one-half off on Caps-Only prices if you pull pins
and install shoe pegs in all holes. (Call Pianotek for shoe pegs). Also,
returned bridge caps will be glued on and side-routed, but not scraped and
sanded.
Note: Certain boards, for example some Chickerings or Bechsteins, or other odd and unusual types, will have to be finally quoted on an individual basis. But, more or less, they will fall roughly into the above framework of prices. SHIPPING charges are additional, and are paid by customer when old board is shipped (shipped "prepaid"). We will ship new soundboard "collect" to you. Call your nearest interstate trucking company and ask how much it costs to ship a crate which weighs about 150 pounds to Long Beach, California. To find the best deal we suggest you go to the free online service http://www.freightquote.com/Rating.asp and fill out the form online. FreightQuote will supply you with a list of shippers for you to consider. Remember your crate width dimension should be 6 to 8 inches (8 inches is better). Ship crates to: P&O Movers 2835 Gundry Ave Signal Hill, CA 90755-1812 Work: 800-427-6353 Fax: 562-989-7556 PLEASE DO NOT SHIP YOUR CRATE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTIFICATION PAYMENT TERMS A $1,000 materials-deposit is required in order for us to secure and process wood materials, and to confirm you in our shop schedule. Balance is due before we ship new board to you. When work commences, your new board will be ready within 10 days (longer w/ new bridges). Current Price List @ December 2005 PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE Nick Gravagne, RPT Last Published Price List @ July 2004 Former Published Price List @ January 2001. Copyright: Nick Gravagne -- May 2000 Home |