Indeed. And they were also severely undersized, had poor string scales, poor designed/constructed bridges & notching/pinning, poor rib scales, panels made of cheap mahogany (Philippine, most likely), weak back structures, cruddy hammers, etc., etc., etc. - all of which likely contribute to soaking up tone/energy and sounding rather dull. Others have more colorful words to describe these characteristics..... Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- > Wouldn't the glue utilized for lamination fundamentally change the > characteristic of the board? Not as different as a glass board but > different none-the-less. I've tuned pianos with plywood boards, seems > like they soaked up a lot of energy, rather dull sounding. > > Andrew Anderson
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