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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> February 12, 2002 1:42 =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Laminated =
Soundboard
Ribs</DIV>
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Roman Greek"
size=3 FAMILY="SERIF">Just look at new Stwys the're still using =
flat sawn
sugar pine that must be 3 grains per inch. How strong can that be? =
Sugar pine
is extremely variable.</FONT></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080>Not very...but that's the point. =
With a
compression-crowned soundboard system the rib can't be overly stiff or =
it won't
bend as the wood panel takes on moisture after ribbing and
expands.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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