John, Thanks for the overview. A couple of questions below. On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:31:03 John Delacour wrote: >Brinsmead's ribs are of soundboard wood and >in three lengths glued together with the two outer lengths deeper >than the central length and possibly with the grain differently >disposed. Are the three pieces side by side or one on top of the other? > My notebook is at the shop but I think the section is >about 25mm neglecting the 'trough'. What do you mean by the trough? The rounding on the bottom of the rib? > The ribs radiate from a point >some distance in front of the keyboard -- again not enough time to >calculate where. If I understand this correctly then the ribs are closer together at the bellyrail and getting further apart as you move toward the bass end. I've never seen such a thing. An interesting idea. > As to the quality of the "tonewood" -- which we all >know is a nonsense :-) -- A1 Swiss well quartered and finished very >bright. >JD And which direction does the soundboard grain run? Phil F
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