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Old 01-05-2013, 05:17 AM
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Cleats

Is there any guidance on the thickness of cleats for repairs to a split top on a DB . I have some seasoned violin maple rib - its about 1.5 mm thick ....too thin??
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Old 01-05-2013, 06:56 AM
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The common wood for top cleats is spruce, not maple.
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Old 01-16-2013, 04:34 AM
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Go to a piano restoration work shop. They throw away sound boards. Just ask them if you can have what they are throwing away. Thats enough old dry spruce to last 3 years.
YOu can make any many cleats as you need from the old spruce sound boards.
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