I've been watching for a reply to Ed Foote's question about why the fronts and backs of wooden pipes were quarter-sawn spruce, but the sides were anything but. While I have no definitive answer, is it logical that front and back need to be relatively stable, since the fipple is cut into the front and the back helps to locate/stabilize the structure? The sides...well...I can't imagine that any good comes of the sides squirming around with changes in humidity! Stan Ryberg Barrington IL jstan40 at sbcglobal.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100131/f020bb39/attachment.htm>
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