A better source for this information is The Wood Handbook, Chapter 5 -- Mechanical Properties of Wood. It can be downloaded free as a PDF file from the Forest Products Lab website: http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/ ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 620 South Tower Avenue Centralia, Washington 98531 USA del at fandrichpiano.com ddfandrich at gmail.com Phone 360.736.7563 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 7:31 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] MOE for sugar pine versus sitka spruce In the chart below does anyone know which MOE corresponds more closely to sugar pine and sitka spruce or just happen to know the MOE for each of those? http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/woods.htm David Love www.davidlovepianos.com
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