[pianotech] new board evaluation

[Ron Nossaman]

> Hello list,
> Trying to evaluate my first new board is interesting.
> In particular is the lo bass.
> I feel there is great sustain but is lacking in tone definition - the 
> usual lowest three notes.
> Voicing and weighting the hammers has helped a great deal and it really 
> sounds good but not great.
> It is curious to watch the lowest A string after a fff hammer blow - the 
> vibrations are visible on the string and remain visible after the 
> audible tone decays and becomes inaudible.
> Is this a clear sign that the board is too stiff in that part of the piano?
> If I can still see the string moving with no sound is it reasonable to 
> assume that more sustain and possibly better tone definition could be 
> had if some part of the design were altered?
> Gene


What size piano? What's the back scale length of A-0? 
Cantilevered bridge? Bass rescaled? What's the core diameter 
of A-0? What "design" board did you build?
Ron N