Laminated soundboards. was Re: Bridge design

[Farrell]

Hey, maybe you can squish those laminea into a domed caul and glue them up - do we even need ribs?.......... I suppose likely, but such a board might have fewer ribs and/or smaller cross sections???

I did not know that Ron Over's piano had a Samick board in it. I knew he started with a Samick case and plate, but I assumed he made up the board himself. A Samick board??? Wowie Zowie. I realize he did some modifications to it, but that is pretty impressive to get such good sound out of a Samick board (I have not heard it, but I have sure read many good compliments of its performance from experienced techs).

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "PTG" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: Laminated soundboards. was Re: Bridge design


> 
> 
>  Delwin D Fandrich wrote:
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> >
> >
> >Perhaps I'm too cynical -- perhaps somewhere somebody is. So far most of
> >the work I've encountered with laminated boards has been concentrated on
> >how to make cheaper pianos rather than better pianos. 
> >
> >Del
> 
> I wonder how much of the reason for this is connected to the apparent different
> views on the use of a compression soundboard or not. I suppose it would be a
> bit difficult to produce a compression soundboard using laminated panels... or
> what ?
> 
> RicB
> Richard Brekne
> RPT NPTF
> Griegakadamiet UiB
>