Let me restate the question

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

Good point.  There was quite a bit going on...or not.

Andrew Anderson
At 05:11 AM 2/6/2006, you wrote:
>Indeed. And they were also severely undersized, had poor string 
>scales, poor designed/constructed bridges & notching/pinning, poor 
>rib scales, panels made of cheap mahogany (Philippine, most likely), 
>weak back structures, cruddy hammers, etc., etc., etc. - all of 
>which likely contribute to soaking up tone/energy and sounding 
>rather dull. Others have more colorful words to describe these 
>characteristics.....
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>>Wouldn't the glue utilized for lamination fundamentally change the 
>>characteristic of the board?  Not as different as a glass board but 
>>different none-the-less.  I've tuned pianos with plywood boards, 
>>seems like they soaked up a lot of energy, rather dull sounding.
>>
>>Andrew Anderson
>
>
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