Ohhhhh. Oooops. Shows how many boards I have built. My orientation was that of the ribs. Sometimes we are a tad foolish. Maybe we need to experiment with some grafting while growing the tree! Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delwin D Fandrich" <pianobuilders@olynet.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 3:27 PM Subject: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: January 02, 2001 11:38 AM > Subject: Re: Mahogany was Wood & Humidity > > > > I guess there are all sorts of possibilities. While glueing up the panel, > > one could even use different species for the bass/tenor and the treble! > > > > Terry Farrell > ----------------------------------- > > This idea has been talked around for some time. Go out to your shop and look > at a soundboard in a typical piano and you'll see why it wouldn't do much > good. Follow the grain line. > > Del > >
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