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<DIV><FONT face=Arial> All strings and plate are in another room. A w=
ell<BR>crowned soundboard will ring like a tympani with not a string in sigh=
t. Also<BR>you can listen to the tuning of the board alone by whacking it in=
various<BR>places with the heel of your hand. Near the bass bridge the ring=
is lower<BR>pitched and near the treble bridge the ringing is higher pitche=
d<STRONG>. A crowned<BR>board will ring a second or two. An uncrowned board =
will go thunk like<BR>hitting your dining table with a fist.">>>>=
;</STRONG><BR><BR><BR>Regards<BR>Alan Forsyth<BR>Edinburgh</FONT></DIV></DIV=
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=3><STRONG>Well Having done this a good deal ,a nicely crowned board will =
also go thunk ,unless at least its rear leg is lifted off the ground otherwi=
se the boom is dampened by the energy flowing down the legs and into the con=
crete. Also I've heard many fairly flat to flat boards produce fairly good b=
oom tests. So what. Yes there is a very vibrant sound that comes from a fres=
hly installed board with nice fat crown. A 2 second ring is tops but its wha=
t it sound like strung that counts.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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nbsp; Dale</STRONG></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>