Compression ridges was :Do you dry the ribs, along with the board, prior ...

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Unless one has more time on there hands than they  know what to do with or 
just need a hobby.  There isn't' any money in  salvaging the  stuff.  It would 
just be an exercise in curiosity. 
  Magic wood doesn't exists but magic sound does!!  
    Nicely Stated David.
  Dale

The  problem of determining the extent of damage to the panel goes beyond
what  is visible in the form of pressure ridges and may be much more
extensive  than what you can see.  The issue is whether the extent of the
damage  compromises the panel's ability to achieve the requisite stiffness  to
vibrate at certain frequencies, mostly high.  Since the cost of  replacing
the panel is negligible when you factor in the labor costs of  removing the
panel in one piece undamaged, removing the ribs (you would be  smart to
convert this to a rib crowned assembly), repairing the obvious  areas of
damage to the panel, it just doesn't make sense to me to not  replace the
panel--especially when you can't be sure of the outcome.   Unless you are
clinging to the romantic notion of old wood being better, I  see no reason to
go this route and I don't see evidence of old wood being  better.  If you are
hoping for performance which is just adequate or  slightly compromised, then
it just doesn't make sense.   


David Love
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