Mahogany was Wood & Humidity

[Farrell]

I read somewhere - it MAY have been in the literature that Nick Gravagne
sends for his soundboards - that someone made a board out of Douglas Fir
just to see how much difference it made. I remember reading that he liked
the board quite a bit.

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Kline" <sckline@home.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 01, 2001 2:32 AM
Subject: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity


>
>
> While you are on about other timbers and soundboards... anyone ever run
into a
> Mahogany soundboard on a piano ??
>
> Well, of course the Story & Clark. However, I've heard of Engelmann Spruce
> being
> used for soundboards. Also, I've heard of mandolins and zithers which used
> Western Red Cedar for tops.
>
> Susan
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