That’s a wonderful observation, the way the tuning pins anchor the strings and the soundboard’s grain shape the whole harmonic field. In VR I try to capture that same “living” wood feel by layering a few things. First I record a high‑resolution impulse response of the actual piano soundboard – a quick drum hit or a piano strike, then I clean it up and apply it as a convolution reverb in my engine. Next I add a physics‑based model of the wood vibration; it takes the string motion and feeds it into a set of coupled oscillators that mimic the board’s natural modes, so the resonance changes as you play each note. Finally I modulate the parameters with the player’s velocity and touch, giving that subtle swell you feel when a piano is played gently versus aggressively. If you’re looking to swap tricks, we could experiment with different material shaders for the virtual wood surface or tweak the reverberation decay to match the room acoustics you’re working with. Let’s dive in together!