Ron Nossaman wrote: > > But the top of the epoxied panel won't be under tension - ever, will it? I wouldnt take that for granted. If its dried out and wedged up at the same time it could feasably be in tension. Its the least compressed part of the pannel to begin with, and if compression damage as essentially caused it to be at an unstressed condition before wedging, then it most definantly will be under tension. Epoxy applied under these conditions, dried and cured followed by the release of the wedges could perhaps cause the epoxy itself to become slighltly compressed, while leaving the top part of the panel under slight tension. > It just won't absorb moisture and swell like it would without the > epoxy, so, won't expand significantly. I'd guess the same I think. > The panel isn't being passively bent by humidity absorption, remember, > it's the initiating source. > > Ron N > RicB > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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