Bowed keyboard- Streichklavier #4: soundboard done

Your harpsichord is coming along very nicely.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

I contuinues to fill out. Great posts. I’m following them along.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Looks good!

Be careful with the humidity when you glue in your soundboard. Too much and it will crack when it dries out. The crack will usually be on the treble end. Too little and it will buckle on humid days.

Shellac was always used on harpsichord soundboards. Material typically now it sitka spruce quartersawn.

You will also want to glue your bridge on before you install your soundboard.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Thanks for the tips on soundboard Gary- especially the humidity. Spring may be a really good time to glue this on, as the humidity is in the middle of the 2 extremes right now. I will have to keep an eye on it this summer if I keep it in the house with the air conditioning sucking all the moisture out of the air. I have had several rawhide drum heads break for that reason. I doubt I will glue the bridge…this will get a hammer dulcimer style (but thinner) bridge on the keyboard end, and I want to be able to move it. My reason for using this style bridge is to replicate as closely as possible the bridge placement of violin type instruments.
I wish I could’ve used sitka for the soundboard, but I bet that stuff is pricey, isn’t it?

-- Jon

it is so beautiful.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Beautiful work Jon!

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

nice work!! your making great progress!!!

-- tn hillbilly.." tryin to do the best i can with what i got "