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

[hubert liverman]

Actually,more than you think,<grin>

I did a short dictionary search, and either is acceptable, if we are
discussing wood,and veneer. Burl seems to be the prefered, burled is
secondary or inflected usage. The root words are from Middle English
(several), and can either refer to wool working,yarn making, textiles,and
woodworking. In the textile context they can and will take on more and
convoluted meanings than we need to discuss. So when
 it comes to in wood...you say tomato,Barrie says tamata, and I say t'mater.
I have learned more about this usage than I cared to, and we still have not
answered Gordons question. <grin>.

At the "thump' of the gavel this meeting will be adjourned.

In all friendship: <huge grin>

Hubert Liverman
Piano Tuner/Tech
Opelika, AL.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 2004 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players?


> 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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