What's worse, a compression crowned board that possibly didn't crown and has no compression ridges, or one that did and does? Goes with the territory and therefore there might be some truth in what they say. Whether it's stable over time is another issue. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 7:00 AM To: Pianotech List Subject: RE: Facts and nots : was Recommend Rebuilder? Andrew Anderson said: "Steinway bluntly says in their technical reference manual for technicians that compression ridges are not a problem and are a sign of a good board under ideal compression." So should we be disappointed if we get a piano that doesn't develop compression ridges? dave David M. Porritt dporritt at smu.edu
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