The whole point of this was not to explain everything about soundboards or anything else, but to once again try to make the point that a soundboard isn't an amplifier. I hate to kick a dead horse, but I have found in past Journals, citations of some of the origins of confusion, i.e., in the August 1982 Journal, an article by Priscilla and Joel Rappaport, pp. 22-23, mentions, "The bridge, which is made of hardwood (maple or beech) transmits this energy to the soundboard. The soundboard, made of spruce and being under tension, is receptive to this energy, and services as an amplifier to the sound." My only comment is that our profession is an evolving and dynamic exercise, and is that not better than re-writing obituaries? Joe Wiencek, RPT NYU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090517/6fd47e0a/attachment.htm>
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