On 2/2/2011 9:38 AM, jimialeggio wrote: > my thinkings here bellywise are: > > 1-major reduction in seasonal reactivity of a soundboard panel Judging by the reports I've gotten from people caring for my belly jobs out there in the world, the epoxy laminated bridge cap on a Sitka board is way more tuning stable than a solid maple cap. So in an RC&S assembly with a laminated bridge cap, the panel reactivity doesn't seem to be all that much of a factor. > 2-a stable substance that could be fabricated using our current standard > wood shop techniques > 2- in rc&s assemblies, it has not been satisfactorily explained to me > why the panel, which is not the structural member of the board has to be > sitka Stiffness to weight, in my case, but there's nothing sacred about Sitka. I'd still like to make a soundboard out of one of those old mahogany plywood Yamaha crates and see what I got. > 3- could sitka be acetlyated? How should we know? That's a question for the acetlyators, isn't it? > For your amusement I offer http://www.accoya.com/ . I have a pdf of the > wood's properties which I would post, but I don't think I can post an > attachment to the archives You might try to get it here, > http://www.accoya.com/accoya_downloads.asp or contact me and I'll send > you the pdf. > > By the way, this is a marketing free zone Hardly, but it looks like a pretty cool thing. Ron N
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