There is also a company in Canada, Western Aircraft Supply 403 250 1955. Send them a pattern and you can have the quarter sawn Sitka Spruce pieces dressed and matched to meet your requirements. Not that cheap, but the best quality that you could wish for. Chris Gregg At 08:06 AM 10/20/99 -0400, you wrote: >Try Aircraft Spruce and Specialty or Wicks Aircraft Supply. These are non >traditional sources for piano builders, but they deliver quality wood >quickly for a one-off or small run project. They cut to about any >orientation, size and length you can imagine. Prices aren't too bad. Wicks >(618) 654-7447, Aircraft Spruce(800) 824-1930. Both companies have web >sites. > >Frank Weston > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin S. Riggs <lobeliac@ipass.net> >To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> >Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 9:24 PM >Subject: Source for soundboard spruce > > >> >> Anybody out there have a source for quarter sawn spruce planks for >>soundboards? >>I'd like to try some ideas out, but I'm having difficulty finding long >>enough boards. >>If you'd prefer you can email privately at lobeliac@ipass.net >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>Kevin Riggs >>Youngsville, NC >>RTP chapter >> > > > http://www.cadvision.com/cgregg
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