Evidently you can... I think he mean Yamaha. And I remember both times I was at the Academy asking several folks about the question of how much they dried out their soundboards before attaching ribs and the answer was I believe 3.5 %.... I'll have to check the archives for a post on that I made with a fresher memory of the Masters course... but I think 3.5 % was the figure they gave me. I asked also if they knew what Kawai did and couldnt get an answer. This is one of the problems I see with the huge point made by many against compression boards. All kinds of pianos are produced this way... and when I step back and try as objectively see how they hold up over time.... I just dont see that the degree criticisms are levied are justified. That by no means implies I dont like the results some of the other methods mentioned. In fact it says nothing at all about what I think of other methods. But if anyone is in doubt I think I am on record time and time again expressing very high enthusiasm for those RC&S, RC and laminated board based pianos displayed at PTG conventions by various list contributers. Heck.. what can I say.. I like pianos.. and dont have a major problem with how you build them, as long as you do good work. And noooooo--- I wont bite on a further definition of what good work implies... I really dont think I need to. Cheers RicB Can you even get a glue joint to bond when the wood MC is 3%? What is YA? Terry Farrell
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