> There was a fellow by the name of Dr. R. Bruce Hoadley who led a >whole day of wood technology at one of our recent national institutes. He is >a real expert in this area and I'll bet he could offer some illuminating >remarks concerning all that you and others have discussed. I think it was >the Providence convention where he did his thing. I have no idea how to >bring him into this or even where to contact him but perhaps there is someone >here on the list that does. > >Don Bee,Sr., RPT >Chicago He's at the Forestry Department at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. While he is indeed The Man for information on wood, I don't think that he'd claim special expertise vis a vis new (or old) soundboards and tone. Perhaps Del (or Baoli) could give us some papers to read. Patrick
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