> First, you have to define 'superiority of sound.' The Select Hardwood rim is > neither as massive nor as stiff as is a maple, birch, beech, ash, oak, etc., > rim. This means it will absorb somewhat more of the vibrating energy within > the soundboard--energy that would otherwise go into sound energy. > > If all other elements of the design were the same, sustain would be > noticeably (and unacceptably) shorter in a piano using Select Hardwood. I Del, I once saw a piano with a concrete rim. Yeah, that's right, a molded concrete rim. The "piano" part was junk so quality was no evaluatable. In light of the above I would appreciate your thoughts on such a construction. Newton
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