<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Comments = below:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> James Grebe wrote:<BR>> = <BR>> >I wonder if anyone has tried laminated with the grain direction all = going<BR>> >the same way<BR>> >James Grebe<BR>> >  <BR>> ><BR>> What would you imagine would be to gain from that ?  = Seems like the <BR>> whole point of laminating (or at least one of the biggies)  is to <BR>> counter the tendency towards cracking = along the grain. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>And to minimize = contraction/expansion associated with changing moisture content for tuning = stability.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Tho I've always <BR>> been = curious as to just what kind of crown / strength / etc. etc. etc. <BR>> you = could get from a 2 ply 90 degree panel. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Ron Overs is producing = what I understand are high performance pianos and they have three-ply panels.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> Not really my end of things = <BR>> tho so I suppose I will have to settle on being curious.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000>This is my end of = things and I'm going to find out ............. someday!</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT = color=#800000></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT color=#800000>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR>> <BR>> Cheers<BR>> RicB</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>