> Terry, > The best way I can explain it is with an experiment. Take a fairly new, > (wood), hammer shank and break it. Now, take a really olde, (as in > 100+), and break it. The olde one will break with little or no > splintering. Almost like it was cut off, instead of broken. The new > shank will have splinters all over the place. This is an example of > Brash Failure. And, that is where the wood has lost a major amount of > it's cellular bond and elasticity. K? Even attempting to glue repair the > olde wood is an exercise in futility, in my experience. > Regards, > > Joseph Garrett, R.P.T. So all old soundboards need replaced too, and bridges as well, right? Ron N
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