<HTML>In a message dated 1/24/2002 2:00:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:Re: Moisture control of soundboard wood. Date:1/24/2002 2:00:43 PM Pacific Standard Time From:<A HREF="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A> Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> To:<A HREF="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> Sent from the Internet For spruce that has been kept in a climate controlled shop (70 to 80 degrees and 40 to 55% RH), i.e. not stored outside in the rain, when gluing on ribs, etc. when you have your panel in the heated box to get its moisture content down to 6% or so, how long do you commonly need to keep it there for it to reach equilibrium - so that you can be sure it is at the desired MC? (Boy, that was a mouthful!) Terry Farrell </BLOCKQUOTE> </HTML>