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Should we start a rumor that Teres is getting into the yacht business?

Seriously, Doug I would love to hear one sometime. Any Teres, that is.

Jyprez,

I live in New Hampshire, so I completely agree with your assessment of the changes in relative humidity and the effects that has on wood and furniture. However, I would say that the wooden bowl makers that you mention have a restriction of what treatments they can use in that these treatments must be non-toxic. There is no such restriction on boat building, which is where this process comes from. I don't have near the experience in woodworking as 4yanks, but it seems to me that if the process completely soaks the wood in epoxy then the platter may not be subjected to changes in relative humidity at all as would the plinth. Another thing to consider is that not all species of wood change exactly the same way due to humidity. Having said all this, I too am curious to see how these platters hold up.
The possible improvement of sound due to a hardwood base seems plausible to me since many instruments are made from highly selected wood samples and are themselves very susceptible to tuning changes due to weather conditions. But I admit I have never heard a solid hardwood plinth.

Jyprez

Wet wood? Are you familiar with the moisture content of the wood before it goes through the process that Teres uses? I know I'm not. I understand from reading the Teres web pages that there is some extensive cabinet making experience at their disposal. I doubt they are going into this blind, and I really doubt they would go to the expense and trouble of this process as just a marketing tool. Some exotic, space-age man-made material would fit that bill and without the headaches of possible future problems. As a part-time woodworker you should appreciate that the exotic woods that are being used here are not your average cherry, or oak, or maple, or mahogany, etc., that are used in furniture making. Teres has stipulated that movement is concern, but I agree with Teres that the movement in question here is much less than what we see with furniture.

Anyway, I would still love to hear the 365 or even the 235. But I fear that if I do I will never feel the same about my current TT.

Hi Doug,

I might take you up on that some day. I think you mentioned your in Conn. I pass that way once or twice a year from N.H on my way to see my son and his better half in N.J. Last time I went to see them I stopped on the way a picked up a BAT vk50SE. My wife never knows what I'll detour for!

As for the Teres, I have been wanting to hear one for sometime. One of their TTs is high on my list of future upgrades but I don't know if I could quite swing the 365. You, Tom and others sure seem happy with them.