On 11/6/2010 5:40 PM, Dale Erwin wrote: >> Still seems like a terrible waste of good wood and time though, when the >> relatively cheap multilam blocks work so well as hybrids. >> Ron N > *I'm guessin that Multilams have about the same amount of square > centimeters of maple wasted on them as these do and work well for you > and others No, not the number of square centimeters lost in manufacture (which would be cubic in any case), but the *quality* of wood. High grade quarter sawn maple is going to cost more and be harder to replace than flat rotary cut. > My goal in this was to produce a block that tunes as nicely or similarly > as Yamahas...* *and they do.* I understand that, as do hybrid blocks made with multilam. >*I prefer the way the pin feels in quarter sawn material. Have you actually tried a sample of Delignit capped multilam, or are you presuming an inferior feel on pedigree? > *I sell this block in my rebuilds as a value added custom component > similar to Steinway blocks. Which is the real reason rather than this being a functionally superior block to a Delignit capped multilam. Good enough, thank you. Ron N
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