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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>May be an interesting idea, but one =
that has no
basis - at least for pianos not buried in the ground. Petrifying is a =
mineral
replacement process that occurs as groundwater migrates through material =
buried
in the ground. I doubt this applies to many pianos we work on - at least =
I hope
not.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I think someone (maybe Joe =
Garrett) a few
months ago talked about the wood's "petrifying" process.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This was an interesting idea, and we =
can clearly
imagine that this process makes the soundboard become less and less =
reactive
or vibrating.</FONT></DIV>
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