Delwin D Fandrich wrote: > > > I suppose if you flat ribbed it and dried the bajeezers out of it, the rim > just might help to hold a bit of crown - at least until it got off the > showroom floor! > > If the rim actually did support crown you'd never see a M&H with a flat > board! Why not let Mason and Hamlin speak for themselves on this matter ? http://www.masonhamlin.com/crown/crown.html The link above points to M&H 's current web page which I have to assume reflects their current assesment of this subject matter. The page contains a nice explanation of their system and the reasoning behind it, good graphics help to illustrate their point. > Wood--primarily the spruce used in the soundboard system--simply has too > much compliance and is to susceptible to long-term creep for the rim to have > any real function in sustaining crown. > > Del -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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