Laminated panels (Farrell)

[Ron Nossaman]

> Hi Terry and Jude,
> I'm following this with interest and think I'm missing something. I 
> can't for the life of me see any weakness, from a strictly structural 
> standpoint, of any component being laminated. 

Only one, assuming use of a real glue, and that's a 
pre-existing split in a lamination layer that was assumed to 
be solid and sound.


>This, I would think, would 
> only help to increase stability and uniformity. 

Absolutely. Stiffness too.


> BTW, Jude, I just got a tour of Rick Wheeler's shop, he say's hi. Loved 
> your piano in Rochester.
> Fenton

Me too - after the glue dried some...   <G>
Ron N