<html> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite> <dl> </dl>Yes. He managed to make a piano using a standard, off-the-shelf Samick laminated soundboard sound very good. </blockquote> Hi Del,              I think he installed the board himself, plus modified it by routering out a relief to reduce the stiffness along the rim. I believe he also designed and installed the ribs. So hardly a stock board.  But I agree with you, I think we would be pleasantly surprised if the design thrust was quality and re producability. In theory a laminated board should be more predictable, it's just that most of the practices have been all bad, resulting in a bum wrap for laminated boards Ron's is the only effort that I have seen that has aimed at quality tone production. Regards Roger </html>