Brash Failure...was "Dead Wood"

[Ron Nossaman]

> Terry,
> The best way I can explain it is with an experiment. Take a fairly new, 
> (wood), hammer shank and break it. Now, take a really olde, (as in 
> 100+), and break it. The olde one will break with little or no 
> splintering. Almost like it was cut off, instead of broken. The new 
> shank will have splinters all over the place. This is an example of 
> Brash Failure. And, that is where the wood has lost a major amount of 
> it's cellular bond and elasticity. K? Even attempting to glue repair the 
> olde wood is an exercise in futility, in my experience.
> Regards,
>  
> Joseph Garrett, R.P.T.


So all old soundboards need replaced too, and bridges as well, 
right?
Ron N