What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?

[hubert liverman]

This is my first post to the list in some 18 months, so bear with me
please,and let me reintroduce myself later.

Yes, it is burl walnut, from the root of the tree. It was bookmarked veneer
over some other wood. Due to the very nature of the medium, and availibility
it was expensive..thus veneer. The figuration will make you cry at times,
such beauty! Unfortunitly most pianos that I have run across have not been
worth 'rewhatevering', to make it into a viable musical instrument without
being 'almost economicaly unfeasible in the long run.

Conrad, please update my flame suit to the latest edition,your check is in
the mail.

Sincerely;

Hubert Liverman
Piano tuner/ tech
Opelika, AL.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stéphane Collin" <collin.s@skynet.be>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?


> mmm,
>
> If you talk about what I think, it is veneer sawed from portions of the
> walnut stock that are close to the roots of the tree, and all the nice
> figures you see in it are caused by the start of roots.
>
> Stéphane Collin.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?
>
>
> > Burl walnut?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:55 PM
> > Subject: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?
> >
> >
> > > List,
> > >      Many of you have probably seen that lovely,
> > > book-matched, highly figured walnut on pianos,
> > > particulary players, from the teens and twenties.
> > > WHAT IS IT ???  WHERE CAN I BUY SOME ???
> > >     I saw a color photo of it in "Fine Woodworking" a
> > > few years ago, but promply forgot its proper name.
> > >      Please help, if you can!
> > >
> > >     Thanks!
> > >     Thump
> > >
> > >
> > >
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