Avery, Absolutely ! It seems that every time I go on a FMI (for my information) search I learn more than I care to, but NOT what I want to know. :-) Hubert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: Re: What is the ornate walnut veneer used on many 1920's players? > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > > > Vote for the stars of Yahoo!'s next ad campaign! > > > > > > > http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/yahoo/votelifeengine/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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