Laminated soundboards

[Ron Nossaman]

>I recently went to a presentation about Fazioli pianos.  The presenters
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>were not Fazioli employees.  If I understood what I was looking at, then it
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>seems that Fazioli is using laminations at the top end of his soundboard,
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>say from the last rib or next to last rib up to the top.  The presenters
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>were not sure.  Do others out there know anything about this?
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>Phil Ford


They are. There's a cross ply lamination in that treble corner. I assume 
it's intended as a stiffener, but it also adds some (minimal) mass. Now, 
for the new car and a date with Vanna, which will have the most affect up 
there?

Ron N