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<DIV> <STRONG>David</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Back a decade ago when I didn't know much I was using sugar
pine in the bottom end & yellow pine for the ribs along the belly
rail. I did this routinely for a while.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Yellow pine is a stiff & heavy lumber they use in
housing construction in the south hence the name Southern yellow
pine.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> The sustain qualities of those iterations was quite
good as I recall. I can't get it out here in CA. Obviously mass &
stiffness can be had from many combinations of woods. Let your mind run
wild. I know the Snyders laminate some maple pieces in the top couple of
ribs. </STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> I've not heard there pianos. I had some really tight grain(
25 grains per inch) Canadian Douglas fir & I've thought about using
some of those in my treble laminates.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Dale</STRONG></DIV>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>No I
haven't built one of those...yet. Do you think that an argument can
be<BR>made, then, for using a heavier wood than spruce for the ribbing in
the<BR>treble section?<BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net
<BR>www.davidlovepianos.com</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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