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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Love said: "<FONT face="Times =
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size=3>I think that's backwards. As boards get older they get
stiffness<BR>challenged. More loudness comes from being less =
stiff, lower
impedance,<BR>more energy is absorbed by the board rather than reflected =
back,
so<BR>louder and less sustain.........."</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>David, </DIV>
<DIV>I think you are confusing stiffness with strength. As wood ages it =
gets
stiffer and at the same time loses strength. Thus, the boards ability to =
fight
off the energy decreases....as in sustain.<G> K?</DIV>
<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>