In a message dated 9/20/1999 5:19:47 PM, richardb@c2i.net writes: << hmmm.. I'd be interested then in hearing about cracks in the soundboard that push upwards in a ridge shape. I have seen this on a number of occasions and assumed (and have had it explained to me) as being the result of pressure ridges building up due to excessive humidity.>> Richard; "Compression ridges" do not ordinarily have "cracks", although they may lead to "cracks" eventually. Thus if the board dries out significantly from when the compression ridges appear, and over a certain number of cycles of this ridging and flattening, then "cracks" 'might' appear at the location of the "compression ridge"(s). When a board has "compression ridge" 'cracks', when in the moisturized state, it generally is due to the fact that the ribs and board have seperated. Jim Bryant (FL)
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