> What about that stability thing? Do you think high crowned pianos are > more sensitive to humidity, staying-in-tune-wise? > Alan R. Barnard How was the crown formed? Compression crowned boards are more stable when they're old and flat - unless they S curve. Rib supported boards tend to be more stable, in my experience, than compression supported boards (rib crowned or not). From the bridge, flat sawn caps are more tuning stable than quarter sawn. Laminated caps are very stable. There are way to many factors involved to correlate tuning stability with crown alone. Ron N
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