Evidence of overlacquered hammers

[Ron Nossaman]

>A soundboard should be as light as possible and as stiff as possible for the
>best sound.

Well, no, not exactly. It should be as light as necessary, but no lighter 
(which differs in different areas of the scale) and as stiff as necessary 
(which differs in different areas of the scale) to accommodate the string 
scale and bearing schedule (in each specific area of the scale).


>But it must always have enough static stability.

If that means it needs to be able to support the bearing load (in each 
specific area of the scale), yes.

Ron N