Lid construction

[Phillip Ford]

I did make the lids myself.  I just didn't make the laminated panels from 
which I made the lids.  That seems a little over the top to me (pun intended).

Phil Ford

At 06:50 PM 2/3/2004, you wrote:
>FWIW, I've easily spent a day or two getting jerked around by several
>woodworkers who said they could build a piano lid, and after they look at
>the piano, I never hear from them again. So sometimes doing it yourself is
>as fast or faster.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Phillip Ford" <fordpiano@earthlink.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:29 PM
>Subject: Lid construction
>
>
> >      I've made lids for a few pianos.  I thought I was being pretty
>ambitious just making a lid at all.  But, wow, joining up your own core and
>hammer veneering on the face sheets.  You guys leave me in the dust.
> >      Have you guys ever heard of marine plywood?  It comes in 5' x 10'
>sheets.  A variety of face sheets and core stocks.  Many types of mahogany
>and select hardwood, many of which are probably as light as poplar.
> >      Another option.  The last time I made a lid I went to a serious
>cabinetmaking operation (a couple orders of magnitude more serious than my
>shop) that did architectural millwork.  They took some sort of lumber core
>plywood (something like baltic birch) and bonded on face sheets of my
>choice.  They put it in a giant heated press and used heat setting glue to
>bond on the face sheets.  5 minutes later I had a piece of custom lumber
>core plywood with perfectly wrinkle free hardwood faces.  I don't remember
>how much it cost.  I'm sure it wasn't cheap, but it was a lot cheaper than a
>day or two of my time.
> >
> > Phil Ford
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