material for go-bars

[Joe & Penny Goss]

Hi all,
 When not in use one could use them for pole-vault poles<G>
Joe Goss

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> From: Guy, Karen, and Tor Nichols <nicho@roadrunner.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: material for go-bars
> Date: Monday, June 21, 1999 7:11 PM
> 
> At 02:43 PM 6/21/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Guy,
> >
> >What kind of wood did you find worked best? 
> 
> White ash was pretty good. Red oak actually works well, but the overall
> length has to be very close. Steaming the red oak helps, and you'll throw
> away half of it. Dip the ends in shellac or Varathane (or any poly-ized
> oil) and let dry. We ripped our ash to about 3/8 minimum, and 5/8 max.
> Depended on grain. Try four the quartersawn, of course. Did a couple of
> laminations, too, from some leftovers. Ash with walnut, 2:1. Flexable
> contact cement. Ok, but more of a pain than plain ash. I've seen places
> that use spruce and/or premium pine. Wouldn't wanna see how long that
would
> last at 20 percent RH max.
> 
> >I'm having problems with
> >resiliancy and breakage.
> 
> Check your grain, and keep your lengths to a minimum. Caps can help give
> you a little versatility if you're running short, like with thin ribs. 
> What are you using up top? We kerfed masonite 1/4" 4x8 panels, to a depth
> of about 1/16", about 1ft squares. The "back" side, of course. I've heard
> that pegboard works, but it's not cheap, either.
> 
> >
> >Mark Story, RPT
> 
> Guy Nichols, RPT