Petrifying process of wood

[Farrell]

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So if I completely understand what you said, it is impossible for a =
soundboard to become petrified because the petrification appears after =
thousands of years.=20

Correct - and because petrification is a process of mineral replacement =
facilitated by groundwater - ya gotta bury the piano.......

But I'm sure someone talked about this to explain why an old soundboard =
could not remain as powerful as a new one.

I'm not the expert on that, but sure, there are many reasons an old =
soundboard might not be as powerful as a new one - cellular compression =
damage to the panel, ribs warping, glue joints failing - basically, =
deformation cause by loading and atmospheric conditions.

Wasn't it you BTW who said that in a past topic?

I sure hope I have never said that "an old soundboard could not remain =
as powerful as a new one". I think it is unlikely, but I think one will =
likely be proved wrong if one says never (or could not) - there's always =
(er, well, usually) an exception.

Terry Farrell
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