[Chicago Sandy]

Originally Posted by ~j~

So for laminate, you have alternating layers of glue in there, that will definitely dissipate sound into the sides. I'm getting a bit confused as to whether the idea is that laminate sides are better in that case, i.e. more rigid or solid wood would be better. the original post I was questioning by Sandy indicated that she said that laminate sides are more rigid, which I just don't buy from a materials and physics perspective.

I got my information from the Simon & Patrick website when I was checking for information about my son's dread. Think of the sides as loadbearing walls.