Bamboo (was Soundboard grain angle)

Phillip L Ford fordpiano@lycos.com
Fri, 07 Dec 2001 00:07:47 0000


On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 22:05:37   
 John Delacour wrote:
>At 8:13 PM +0000 12/5/01, Phillip L Ford wrote:
>

>>Bamboo.  As I was looking at it I thought, this would make a good 
>>piano rim ... grows to harvest size in something like 5 
>>years....This is just an example, and maybe not a workable one.
>
>That stuff is tremendous.  I have plans for it in my new piano, 
>though not as the rim.  I imagine the problem would be the bitty 
>nature of the stuff.

>JD
>
If you don't mind me asking, what are you planning to use bamboo for in
your piano?  Also, what do you mean by bitty nature?

Phil F

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