>I do know of an experimental Baldwin SD-10 built with an aluminum soundboard. >I heard the piano once and while it wasn't great it really wasn't that bad. >Who knows what would happen if we ever experienced a world wide spruce >blight or something. (Shudder!) >Allan Gilreath A client of mine spoke to me just yesterday about how he could get rid of 10 steel cased harpsichords with aluminum soundboards that he has in storage. His hame is Jim Cannon. He used to have a successful business selling these things. I think there is a Baldwin connection with aluminum boarded harpsichords somewhere in the past. David Stanwood
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