Rim Construction

[Ron Nossaman]

 But
>why sooooo much maple. Is it that maple is harder? Or is it that maple is
>considered hard enough, but still workable. Does it take glue better? I have
>used oak (white only - red rots) extensively in marine applications and it
>bends quite easily (with a little heat) and works well with epoxy. Just
>curious. Any thoughts?
>
>Terry Farrell

>From what I've seen of (white) oak, and not just in pianos, it seems to
change dimension more with changes in EMC than maple. The Encyclopedia of
Wood seems to think so too. I'd always assumed that's why the built up oak
rims were more likely to come apart.

Ron N