alternatives for soundboards

[Jon Page]

At 10:16 PM 11/29/98 -0800, you wrote:
>However, if care is taken during the design process to properly select the
right
>materials and then to manipulate and utilize the beneficial
characteristics of
>the laminating process, the results are outstanding.
>Del
>
>
Do you mean that the panels of spruce or other materials could be pressed
together in a belly press to form the crown?

The Ovation Site was interesting. How about a spruce layer sandwiched between
carbon fiber sheets. Does it need to be spruce other than for marketing
purposes?

Hmmmmm, 

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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