Nothing 20 mm of MDF can't handle. 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: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:38 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] Upright tone openings On 2/26/2011 11:17 AM, Laurence Libin wrote: > Early 19th-century uprights often have a fabric panel rather than wood > front. They look imposing but can sound too loud at the keyboard > because the soundboard is right in front of the player's face; also > the mechanical noise was prominent. This wasn't desirable especially > in a smallish parlor, and wood panel fronts were cheaper to make, more > durable and easier to clean than fabric ones, hence (along with trends > in furniture fashion) the change to wood enclosure as the market > became more middle-class. And the pianos became louder and brighter. Ron N
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