Since Stradivari, instrument makers have known that spruce is the best material for the production and amplification of tone. For that reason, the soundboards of the best quality pianos have always been made of solid spruce lumber.
The purpose of a piano soundboard is to amplify the tone created by the vibrations of the tuned strings.
Manufacturers have tried many shortcuts to reduce the cost in building piano soundboards by using other materials or laminating the board in a plywood fashion.
All have fallen short of developing the sound that is possible when using solid spruce. This is proven by the fact that the soundboard in virtually every concert grand has been made of solid spruce.
Yamaha Solid Spruce Soundboards
At the Yamaha lumber mill and wood processing facility, the finest spruce is quarter sawn; and less than 10 percent of the total is selected and reserved for Yamaha piano soundboards.
Yamaha uses only solid spruce for all soundboards.
At Natural Piano Center, solid spruce soundboard demonstrations are given every day for free!
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