Tradition. Fear of what competitive dealers and/or technicians will say. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Roger Gable Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 4:57 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] YC Capo Bars Ron, Yes, you're correct to pick up my association of bad sound to lousy pianos. Let's digress a little. Why do some manufacturers laminate and others not. Lamination provides for a better string termination because of the grain orientation and is, by far, easier to manufacture, but why hasn't there been a ground swell toward the laminated bridge? Roger Gable
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