Laminated Soundboard Panels

[gordon stelter]

Paul. Is it the laminated boards that make these
pianos unstable, or the structure of the backs; flimsy
plates and 1 x3's? 
     Thump

--- "Paul Chick (Earthlink)" <tune4@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> 
> Subject: Re: Laminated Soundboard Panels
> 
> 
> FWIW, has anyone else, besides myself, noticed that
> these little "cheapy"
> pianers w/plywood soundboards, stay very well in
> tune?!! Because of this
> factor, I think that laminated soundboards deserve
> some serious R&D. I
> believe a laminated board can be made to give good
> acoustic results, if done
> properly. If I'm not mistaken, I've heard Del make
> similar comments. Just my
> two pesos worth.
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> Didn't Kimball do some R&D on laminated boards? 
> There's hundreds of them in
> this area, many do not handle the wide temp/humidity
> swings and go out of
> tune faster than "better" laminated boards or solid
> spruce boards. (Opinions
> herein based on field observations, no scientific
> data.)
> 
> Paul C
> 
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