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

[gordon stelter]

Thanks for your replies! Sadly, though, none of them
used the name I vaguely remember accompanying that
photo I saw in Fine Woodworking.
    Burls are viral infections in tree branches which
cause them to creat giant nodes. When sliced, all
sorts of weird and wild figuring is seen, so these
nodes are prized by bowl-turners, veneerers, etc..
This is not so wild, yet still full of swirls and neat
color variations. ( Sort of amoeba-like! ) 
    I'll post a picture so you can see what I mean.
The "close to the root" explanations seems the most
plausible, though.
    Thanks!
    Thump

--- hubert liverman <hubertliverman@bellsouth.net>
wrote:
> 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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