>Ron.... just curious.... would it be correct to take the above paragraph to >mean >that in some kind of random (btim unforseeable and unexplainable) manner a >compression soundboard can in some instances deliver a sound that surpasses >that >one is capable of producing in the more controllable rib crowned method ?? No, it wouldn't. It would be correct to take it to mean that a given (1 ea.) CC board may sound better than a given (1 ea.) RC board, but a thousand RC boards will sound more nearly alike than a thousand CC boards. We're into the land of personal preference here, but a well designed RC board can sound as good as the best of the CC boards. In a thousand piano run of each board type, the differences in sound between best ten and worst ten of both types will almost certainly be less among the RC boards. >If so... how do you explain this ??.. I mean what (kind of optimization ??) >would >be able to account for this ? That's the whole point. The panel expansion in the CC board has a much bigger effect on the final outcome than in a RC board. How can anyone predict and guarantee the resulting crown and assembly impedance ranges with a CC system? >just curious... sounds almost borderline mystic.... grin. >-- >Richard Brekne Not mystic, just complicated. We're not dealing with absolutes here, just basic mechanical principles and relative degrees of control and predictability. Ron N
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