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

[Avery Todd]

Hubert,

Is this another case of me learning "more than I ever wanted to know?" :-)

Avery

At 10:55 AM 7/20/04, you 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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