soundboard?

[Newton Hunt]

> Beg to disagree here sir. Case, rim, rasten, or belly rail movement have
> little or nothing to do with crown retention or loss. 

Beg all you can stand Ron.

I found it fairly easy to flatten a flat ribbed board before it's
installation.  Kind of fun actually.  Remember Mason & Hamlin's old
sales gimmick with the strip of soundboard material and business
card?  If a board can be moved but a few thousandths of an inch it
can lose crown, I think.  

Further, I think you are correct in that most bad boards started
out bad when installed.  With the care taken in some factories it
is amazing the we don't have more flat boards than we know of.

Now, how do we resolve this issue?  I suggest ribs at five inches
from the coals!

Pass the beer guys.

		Newton

PS  Ron has installed many more boards than I (2) and is brighter
than me (IQ?) but I am right, even when I'm wrong I'm right, so
there!