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9:57:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time, pianobuilders@olynet.com writes:<BR>
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rial" LANG="0">Subj: <B>Re: Laminated ribs </B><BR>
Date: 8/19/2003 9:57:14 AM Pacific Daylight Time<BR>
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<B>From:</B> <A HREF="mailto:Erwinspiano@aol.com">Erwinspiano@aol.com</A><=
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<B>Sent:</B> August 19, 2003 7:30 AM<BR>
<B>Subject:</B> Re: Laminated ribs<BR>
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FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> &nbs=
p; At roughly5mm per thickness either would bend easily in a caul. The lamin=
ations are still quarter sawn stock. Flat sawn stock would bend even easier =
but wouldn't be quite as stiff.<BR>
Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" sty=
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FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">We've done it both ways=
--vertical-grain and flat-sawn--and if there is a difference in either bendi=
ng qualities, springback or stiffness we've been unable to detect it. </FONT=
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FAMILY="SCRIPT" FACE="Comic Sans MS" LANG="0">Del</FONT><FONT COLOR=
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FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> &nbs=
p; </FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style=
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LANG="0"> I wondered about that myself. Uhhh stuck my foot in that one ehh=
h?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000040" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
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Dale Erwin<BR>
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