Facts and nots : was Recommend Rebuilder?

[David Love]

What's worse, a compression crowned board that possibly didn't crown and has
no compression ridges, or one that did and does?  Goes with the territory
and therefore there might be some truth in what they say.  Whether it's
stable over time is another issue.     

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net 
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Porritt, David
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 7:00 AM
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Subject: RE: Facts and nots : was Recommend Rebuilder?

Andrew Anderson said: "Steinway bluntly says in their technical
reference manual for technicians that compression ridges are not a
problem and are a sign of a good board under ideal compression."

So should we be disappointed if we get a piano that doesn't develop
compression ridges?

dave

David M. Porritt
dporritt at smu.edu