> That's why > measuring crown on a strung board as an indication of soundboard health is > pretty meaningless. Like measuring only bearing, yes. The two together, however, will give you a pretty good picture of the load carrying capability of the board. Bearing and crown measurements taken together are a valuable and much underutilized data set. >The difference in crown between the strung and unstrung > board along with the calculated load will tell you much more about what the > board is capable of tolerating. As a design tool, surely, not when you're looking at and evaluating an existing strung instrument. Ron N
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