Mahogany was Wood & Humidity

[Farrell]

Ohhhhh. Oooops. Shows how many boards I have built. My orientation was that
of the ribs. Sometimes we are a tad foolish. Maybe we need to experiment
with some grafting while growing the tree!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: January 02, 2001 11:38 AM
> Subject: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity
>
>
> > I guess there  are all sorts of possibilities. While glueing up the
panel,
> > one could even use different species for the bass/tenor and the treble!
> >
> > Terry Farrell
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>
> This idea has been talked around for some time. Go out to your shop and
look
> at a soundboard in a typical piano and you'll see why it wouldn't do much
> good. Follow the grain line.
>
> Del
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>