Spruce Strength/Weight

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 07:40:46 -0500


Mason & Hamlin web site states:

"Mason & Hamlin uses white spruce for its soundboards. White spruce provides a higher strength per weight ratio than the more widely used sitka spruce. This gives the white spruce soundboard better resistance to compression."

I thought sitka had a greater strength/weight ratio. And does white spruce have a greater compression strength?

Terry Farrell
  

  

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