> With respect to Ric Bs comments below, RC&S boards > have no more mass in the > ribs, typically, than compression boards. The > orientation of the ribs > changes from shorter and wider to taller and > narrower, but the total mass in > not changed significantly, at least not that I have > seen. I just looked at my 1899 Knabe again. Short, wide, laminated ribs. most definitely rib-crowned. Also, the ribs on > a compression board do not provide support. This > has been stated many > times. If you bend the ribs by virtue of > compression the panel, then the > force of the ribs will be pulling downward not > pushing up. Sure, if they weren't secured at the ends. It's too early in the morning to get into a brawl about this, ( or even consider it too deeply ) but these statements inspired me to comment. Thump __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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