> They dried them down to nothing .... But, they didn't > crown and now one could figure out why. Del, I find this incomprehensible. Even _I_ know that plywood doesn't swell or shrink like a solid board. Talk about stupidity!! God have mercy on us all! Bosendorfer made a 7'4" with a laminated board and the only difference was that it did not have quite the volume of the solid board. I think even they did not compensate for the differences in load bearing ability and stringing compression. I don't think you can make one of and expect to get the same results as 200 years of experiences have taught us. Changing to a laminated board is a whole new ball game entirely, like bass ball and bowling. What would be needed is a removable soundboard like Dr. Kent had during his and Jim's researches. Newton
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