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

[Avery Todd]

Actually, I've always heard it referred to as "Burled" walnut. But what
do I know? :-)

Avery

At 01:38 PM 7/19/04, you wrote:
>If you clcik here you will see pics of pianos, car interiors and other
>furniture that use burr Walnut
>
>http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=burr+walnut
>
>is it burr or burl ?
>
>Brian
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "hubert liverman" <hubertliverman@bellsouth.net>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: 19 July, 2004 7:05 PM
>Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?
>
>
>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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