Frozen Resonance: The B2B Monopoly of Piano Soundboards

A grand piano is essentially a giant mechanical amplifier. When a felt hammer strikes a steel string, the string itself produces very little sound. To fill a concert hall, that vibration must be instantly transferred to the soundboard-a massive, impeccably crafted wooden diaphragm that catches the frequency and explosively pushes it through the air. The quality of that sound depends entirely on a ...