<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've always thought that Yamaha and Steinway keybeds were built with expansion joints and that there were, in essence, slots in the bed.  I added Dampp-chaser rods under them because of that, thinking that here in LA this would help the action, pinblock, etc.  But I recently cut into a C3 for PianoDisc installation, (maybe a 4 year old piano) and found that the top and bottom veneers were spruce, but the "slots" were fake and the keybed was essentially laminated mahogany, etc., solid, with a moisture barrier on the top and bottom.  Does anyone know when they started this design or have any more info on this? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Lance Lafargue, RPT<BR>LAFARGUE PIANOS, LTD<BR>LPIANOS.com<BR>4244 Hwy 22 Mandeville, LA 70471<BR>985.72P.IANO</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>