The finite life of wood grain

[David B. Stang]

This is a curious question directed toward Dale Erwin and other
soundboard people.

Would it be fair to say that the majority of soundboards die
after, say, 80 to 100 years?  If that's true, then what's the
major reason? Is it climate, or the simple fact that the board
has been under pressure, or both of the the above? 

Also, this "death" is at the cellular / granular level, right?
So then "re-crowning" would be about as useful as putting new
chrome on a car with a destroyed chassis, eh?

(Sorry if this is a dead horse already thoroughly beaten.)

Thanks, and thank you again, Dale, for a great talk in Chicago.
David

David B. Stang
Columbus Ohio