Petrifying process of wood

[gordon stelter]

I was amazed recently at the stiffness of old
soundboard material, as removed from a 1920's Packard,
versus the softness and flexibility of a new Bolduc
bnoard.
     Thump



--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> 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. 
> 
> 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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