By now you should know better than to ask me for a quick anything. I'm working on it and am now up to about 1500 words and will probably make it into an article of some sort. At this point I doubt I'll publish it publicly to the net. Perhaps those who are interested can E.mail me privately and request a copy. Use the subject line: Laminated Soundboards. If there are enough requests, I may reconsider. Del ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobDavis88@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 02, 2001 1:09 PM Subject: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity > So, Del, > Would you be able to give a quick synopsis of the essential differences > between designing with a solid spruce sbd panel and a laminated (any species) > board? I'm not asking for trade secrets or an extended treatise, just a list > of the principles. For instance, it's easy to thin a solid board around the > edges. Can this effect be replaced in a uniform-thickness panel by bridge > placement and backscale length? Or do you taper the outside laminae? What > other factors do you look at besides overall mass and stiffness? > Thanks > Bob Davis
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