Soundboard crown

Ron Nossaman RNossaman@cox.net
Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:33:46 -0500


> > Sarah Fox wrote:
> >
> > > I've seen discussions on this list about soundboards vs. boat hulls,
> > > obviously from boating enthusiasts.  It would seem that someone on this
>list
> > > would be into both piano rebuilding and boat repair/manufacture --
>someone
> > > with experience with fiberglas hulls.  Carbon fiber isn't conceptually
>that
> > > much different from fiberglas.......
> >
> > Perhaps you are not aware: If God had meant there to be fiberglass piano
>soundboards, s/he would have created fiberglass trees. Presumably, the same
>would be true regarding carbon fiber trees.
>
>
>Preach it, brother!
>
>Del


To heck with compositrees! Where are those handy square trunk spruces that 
produce maximum clear quartersawn lumber with minimum waste?

Does moss grow on the north face of a square tree, or the north edge?

Ron N


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