[pianotech] This week's quiz, was "What Wood is that?"

Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft alliedpianocraft at hotmail.com
Fri Feb 4 07:14:12 MST 2011


Key frame?

Al -
High Point, NC



On Feb 3, 2011, at 6:37 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

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> Jurgen said:
>  "Pear wood was often used as the thick (2 mm or so) cross banding underneath the face veneer on piano cases."
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> Jurgen,
> That is partially true. They did use it that way, but not very often, because it was an expensive/difficult to get wood. The clue there is Pear Wood's a very stable wood. Hence it's most often use.<G> ???? BTW, what a lot think is Pear Wood, could be any other Fruit Wood or even something like Boxwood. They all look similar.<G>
> Joe
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>  
> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
> Captain of the Tool Police
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