>Dear list, >The hexagonal soundboard means that the soundboard in the left part of the >piano is extended up to a narrower part of the pinblock (bass section) This >give 11% morfe soundboard area and gives them less wood in the pinblock on >the bass end. With this extension you get 6 sides. >James Grebe from St. Louis >pianoman@inlink.com Dear List, So much for my memory with regards to the Wurlitzer soundboard :-) However, I am still stuck with this three-layered solid spruce soundboard concept that has the grain running in three different directions, then glued together. Is there anyone other than myself who has heard of this concept as well? Or is this the lamination type soundboard concept? Sincerely, Keith A. McGavern kam544@ionet.net Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA Dear Keith, The 3 plies in the soundboard are just the standard laminated veneers. The claim was that the vibration would travel in all directions equally well. Just a claim mostly to overlook the fact that the board will not vibrate as easily because it is much more rigid with 3 ply construction. James Grebe from St. Louis pianoman@inlink.com ----------
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